Table 5-1R. |
Multiracial Issue: Comparison of Panel B (With a Multiracial Category) and Panel H ("Mark All That Apply" Instruction) for the White Ethnic Targeted Sample, by Race: 1996 RAETT |
| Race | Panel B: with a multiracial category |
Panel H: "mark all that apply" instruction |
Difference (Panel H minus Panel B) |
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| Estimate | 90-percent confidence level |
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| Count or estimate |
Standard error |
Count or estimate |
Standard error |
Lower bound |
Upper bound |
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| Total persons on mail returns | 4,454 | 2,232 | |||||
| Item nonresponse rate (percent) | 1.80 | 0.3 | 1.79 | 0.4 | 0.00 | -0.81 | 0.81 |
| Responses to race question | 4,374 | 2,192 | |||||
| Percent distribution of responses | |||||||
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | |||||
| White | 96.66 | 0.5 | 97.17 | 0.6 | 0.51 | -0.74 | 1.76 |
| Black | 0.48 | 0.2 | 0.78 | 0.4 | 0.30 | -0.32 | 0.91 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.09 | 0.1 | 0.36 | 0.3 | 0.27 | -0.15 | 0.69 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.82 | 0.3 | 0.46 | 0.2 | -0.37 | -0.88 | 0.15 |
| Other race | 0.75 | 0.3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | * -0.75 | -1.22 | -0.29 |
| Multiracial category/multiple race | 0.41 | 0.1 | 1.23 | 0.4 | * 0.82 | 0.13 | 1.52 |
| Unrequested multiple response | 0.78 | 0.2 | |||||