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Activity Number:
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255
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Social Statistics Section
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| Abstract - #310211 |
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Title:
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Measurement and Evaluation of Ancestry: Differences Between Specific and Generalized Responses
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Author(s):
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Frank Hobbs*+ and Angela Brittingham
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Companies:
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U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau
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Address:
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Population Division, Washington, DC, 20233-8800,
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Keywords:
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ancestry ; ethnicity ; identity ; Census 2000 ; American Community Survey
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Abstract:
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General responses to identity-related questions in U.S. censuses and surveys frequently are interpreted as less than desirable, and data collection and processing procedures may be modified to elicit more detailed categorizations. This paper uses Census 2000 and American Community Survey (ACS) data to evaluate differences between the populations reporting specific versus generalized responses to the questions on ancestry and Hispanic origin. Particular focus is on those who provide American as their ancestry and on those who provide Hispanic or Latino as their response to the question on Hispanic origin. People who do not provide an ancestry response also are examined. Do their characteristics substantively differ from those providing specific responses? Geographic patterns of general responses and differences by age, race, nativity status, and language spoken at home are investigated.
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