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The Effects of Questionnaire and Content Changes on Race Data: Results of a Replication of 1990 Race and Origin Questions

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RSM2005-05

Introduction

In 1997, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) introduced significant changes in methods for collecting and reporting race data in government surveys and censuses, including allowing respondents to report one or more races. In order to evaluate the effects of the OMB changes and other changes introduced in Census 2000, 1990 questions on race and Hispanic origin were replicated in a national experiment conducted during Census 2000. We compare data from 1990-style and Census 2000 mail questionnaires to address two questions. 

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