Testing racial and ethnic origin questions in the CPS supplement

The results of a May 1995 Current Population Survey (CPS) supplement that tested different questions to assess race and ethnic origin are described. Results from the supplement also are compared with race and ethnic tabulations from the CPS, which contains only the basic categories in the directive....

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Published in:Monthly Labor Review 1996-09, Vol.119 (9), p.3-7
Main Authors: Tucker, Clyde, Kojetin, Brian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Agreements
Alaska Natives
Census Figures
Cognitive Tests
Comparative studies
Data collection
Demographic surveys
Demographics
Eskimo Aleut Languages
Eskimos
Ethnic Groups
Ethnicity
Facsimiles
Government agencies
Hispanic Americans
Hispanics
Households
Island life
Minorities
Minority & ethnic groups
Multiracial Persons
Native Americans
Native North Americans
Pacific Islander people
Pacific Islanders
Panic
Polls & surveys
Population
Preferences
Questions
Race
Research Design
Statistical data
Surveys
Terminology
White people
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Summary:The results of a May 1995 Current Population Survey (CPS) supplement that tested different questions to assess race and ethnic origin are described. Results from the supplement also are compared with race and ethnic tabulations from the CPS, which contains only the basic categories in the directive. It appears likely that the number of Hispanics would decline if "Hispanic" is included as a category on the race question. If this combined race/ethnic origin question is used, however, an "other" or "something else" category will not be chosen as frequently. A substantial number of blacks prefer the terms "African-American" or "Afro-American" and a sizable minority of American Indians and Alaska Natives chose the more generic term "Native American."
ISSN:0098-1818
1937-4658