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[edit] Totals not equal 100%

Can someone explain why the demographics percentages add up to more than 100 percent? How does that make sense? Please? - caseyt3hgreat

What demographic numbers don't add up. I'll check it out if you give me a specific error. Alansohn 22:36, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
"The racial makeup of the city is 35.43% White, 13.83% African American, 0.78% Native American, 5.51% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 39.36% from other races, and 5.04% from two or more races. 62.46% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race." 35.43 + 13.83 + .78 + 5.51 + .04 + 39.39 + 5.04 + 62.46 = 162.45%? --Caseyt3hgreat 19:10, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
The 62.46% for Hispanic/Latino is not added to the other racial groups. It means that 62.46% of the general population is Hispanic/Latino. On the Census, you select one of the other racial groups (White, African American, Asian, etc.) and then there is another check box for Hispanic/Latino. Darkcore 20:09, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
That's what I had assumed the confusion was when I asked the question. Hispanic / Latino status is independent of race, which explains why the 162.45% in the above calculation is equal to the 62.46% plus the 99.99% of everything else. Alansohn 20:57, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bob Rosenthal's books

Should there be some mention of Bob Rosenthal's books that reference Passaic? http://www.wonderful-passaic.com/moon.htm Pachai 15:36, 7 September 2007 (UTC)