Instead, we should answer QUESTION 9 by checking the last option — "Some other race" — and writing in "American." It's a truthful answer but at the same time is a way for ordinary citizens to express their rejection of unconstitutional racial classification schemes. In fact, "American" was the plurality ancestry selection for respondents to the 2000 census in four states and several hundred counties.
So remember: QUESTION 9 — "Some other race" — "American". Pass it on.
“American” is not a race. It’s a nationality. It’d be better to not answer than to write in a dumb answer, especially if you don’t intend to answer all the questions. If your intent is to provide only what is constitutionally allowable, then nothing except the number of people living there should be answered. You’re just looking for trouble if you’re inconsistent.