VAR CF0106a RESPONDENT RACE (3)

VAR CF0106a   RESPONDENT RACE (3)
              COLUMNS 105-105
              NUMERIC
              MD EQ 0


        1948-1998: INTERVIEWER OBSERVATION OF RACE
        2000:      What racial or ethnic group or groups best describes you?

        1972 and later: In addition to being American, what do you consider
        your main ethnic group or nationality group?

        R'S RACE (3)
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        In years prior to 1972, race was identified by interviwer observation
        alone. Beginning in 1972, respondents were also asked for ethnic
        self-identification.  The Cumulative Data File race variable used here
        includes the IWR observation race data for 1948-1970 but reclassifies
        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).

        For 2000, interviewer observation was not utilized.  2000 Study
        respondents were first asked to self-identify their own racial group
        and were then asked for the ethnic self-identification.  Respondents
        with a primary (first) mention for race which was not Black, Asian,
        Native American or Hispanic were reclassified for race from primary
        ethnic self-identification in the same manner as for 1972-1998.

        In 1960, 1972, 1976 and 1980-1986,1992 variables for IWR observation
        of race variable were present in both the pre and post.  The pre
        version is utilized in this variable.

        1960 pre variable incorporated data from post race variable V600249
        to establish the race of 22 no-pre cases.

        In 1992, interviewer observation of race was not part of the
        short-form questionnaire; for short-form 'panel' cases, however,
        1990 study data were incorporated into the 1992 interviewer
        observation var.

            1. White
            2. Black
            3. Asian
            4. Native American
            5. Hispanic
            7. Other

            9.  DK; NA; no pre IW (1948,1952); short-form 'new' cross section
                or Spanish language (1992)


       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:  780608,780631-632
       1980:  800695,800721   1982:  820736,820763    1984:  840649,840708
       1986:  860739,860756   1988:  880412,880534    1990:  900549,900670
       1992:  924116,924202   1994:  941412,941435    1996:  960067,960703
       1998:  980654,980673   2000:  001006a,001008


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