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Activity Number:
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148
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 12, 2002 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Social Statistics Section*
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| Abstract - #301265 |
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Title:
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Parental Reports of Children's Race and Ethnicity in a National Longitudinal Cohort Study
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Author(s):
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Jerry West*+ and Jonaki Bose
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Affiliation(s):
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National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. Department of Education
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Address:
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1990 K Street, NW, Room 9042, Washington, District of Columbia, 20006, U.S.
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Keywords:
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Race and Ethnicity ; Survey Research ; Longitudinal Research
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Abstract:
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A number of federal agencies have changed the way they ask about race and ethnicity in ongoing and new surveys of children and families. These changes are in response to new standards issued by OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99, which began tracing the educational experiences and outcomes of a national sample of kindergartners in Fall 1998, asks parents to report separately about their children's race and ethnicity and gives parents the option of selecting one or more racial designations. This paper examines the race and ethnicity data collected using this approach. It examines the characteristics of children whose parents reported multiple races for their children and compares these children to others with a single race designation. How to include these children in analyses of children's home and school experiences and early education outcomes is explored. The paper also discusses some of the issues associated with collecting and processing these data.
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