Variation in Biological and Social Measures

We asked the study participants to identify the terms that New Mexicans of Spanish-speaking descent use to describe themselves. The terms they most frequently listed were Chicano, Hispanic, Latino, Mexican, Mexican American, Spanish, and Nuevomexicano. Select a trait to compare in two groups. Then, select two different identity group terms below and view the results.

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self-reported identity

self-reported identity

The results of our analyses show that there is tremendous overlap in the biological and cultural features of NMS, no matter how they describe their identity.