Simple count distinct values help, from scratch

[tconcepcion]

I have a table with hundreds of records and I want to create a report with a summary of the following information:
Each record has an race/ethnicity value. It's a combo box since people can select more than one for themselves. I'd like a summary of- for example- the TOTAL COUNT of people recording "white," or "Asian," or "African-American," etc.
I'd also like to do the same count function for gender, which they can only answer "male" or "female"

In essence, I don't need a report with each record, I only need to know how many total reported "female," or "male"
Is there an easy way to do this? I'm not great at writing code and I typically use the Wizards or Design tools in Access.


Thanks

[CJ_London]

use the group by query - click on the Epsilon (totals) on the ribbon