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QUESTION:
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1948-1998: INTERVIEWER OBSERVATION OF RACE
2000 AND LATER: What racial or ethnic group or groups best describes you?
1972 AND LATER (exc. 2002): In addition to being American, what do you
consider your main ethnic group or nationality group?
VALID_CODES:
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1. White
2. Black
3. Asian
4. Native American
5. Hispanic
7. Other
MISSING_CODES:
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0. DK; NA; no Pre IW; short-form 'new' Cross Section
or Spanish language (1992)
Inap. question not used
NOTES:
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GENERAL NOTE:
When variables for IWR observation of race were present in both the Pre
and Post, the Pre variable has been utilized (1960,1972,1976,1980-1986).
In years prior to 1972, race was identified by interviewer observation
alone. Beginning in 1972, respondents were also asked for ethnic
self-identification. VCF0106a includes only the IWR observation race
data for 1948-1970, but reclassifies IWR observation race of 1972-1998
respondents who were observed as White or Other if their primary
(first) mention for ethnic self-identification was a Black, Asian,
Native American, or Hispanic mention. (These reclassifications of race
from specific mentions for ethnic/national self-identification are in
conformity with available Census definitions).
1960 NOTE:
The Pre variable incorporated data from Post race variable V600249
to establish the race of 22 no-pre cases.
1992 NOTE:
Interviewer observation of race was not part of the 'short-form'
questionnaire; for short-form panel cases, however, 1990 study data
were incorporated.
2000 NOTE:
Interviewer observation was not utilized for identification of
respondent race. Instead, respondents were first asked to self-identify
their own racial group and were then asked for their ethnic self-
identification. Respondents with a primary (first) mention for race
which was not Black, Asian, Native American or Hispanic had race
reclassified in VCF0106a for race from primary ethnic self-
identification in the same manner as for 1972-1998.
2002 NOTE:
The ethnicity question was not asked and this variable was coded from
the racial self-identification mentions. Since order of mentions was
not determined, combined mention of white and other racial group has
been recoded to the nonwhite racial group.
2004 NOTE:
same as 2000.
1 case of middle-eastern respondent who identified self as Asian (in
British fashion) has been coded to 1.
WEIGHT:
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VCF0009/VCF0009a
TYPE:
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Numeric Dec 0
SOURCE_VARS:
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1948: 480046
1952: 520129
1954: 540027
1956: 560172
1958: 580171
1960: 600119
1962: 620097
1964: 640183
1966: 660237
1968: 680264
1970: 700391(type 0)
1972: 720406,720425
1974: 742528,742554
1976: 763489,763513
1978: 780608,780631,780632
1980: 800695,800721
1982: 820736,820763
1984: 840689,840708
1986: 860739,860756
1988: 880412,880534
1990: 900549,900670
1992: 924116,924202
1994: 941412,941435
1996: 960067,960703
1998: 980654,980673
2000: 001006a,001008
2002: 023150
2004: 043299a,043301a
Walter Mebane
2005-11-03