Entry:
Farley, Reynolds, "Questions About Race, Spanish-Origin and Ancestry: Controversial Issues for the Statistical System," Paper presented to the General Social Survey "Beyond Black and White" conference, Washington, D.C., February, 1996.
Abstract:
This paper looks at different methods for the GSS to ask about a respondent's race and ethnicity, both how to ask and what to ask.
GSS Years:ACT: This paper looks at different methods for the GSS to ask about a respondent's race and ethnicity, both how to ask and what to ask.
Other Data Sets:
Census 1790-1990; CPS 1995
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| COLOR |
RS SKIN COLOR |
| ETHNIC |
COUNTRY OF FAMILY ORIGIN |
| ETH1 |
1ST MENTIONED COUNTRY OF ORIGIN |
| ETH2 |
2ND MENTIONED COUNTRY OF ORIGIN |
| ETH3 |
3RD MENTIONED COUNTRY OF ORIGIN |
| SPETHNIC |
COUNTRY OF SPOUSES FAMILY ORIGIN |
| SPETH1 |
1ST MENTIONED COUNTRY OF SPOUSES ORIGIN |
| SPETH2 |
2ND MENTIONED COUNTRY OF SPOUSES ORIGIN |
| SPETH3 |
3RD MENTIONED COUNTRY OF SPOUSES ORIGIN |
| RACNAME |
PREFERED RACIAL NAME |