What Race Am I? the Need for Standardization in Race Question Wording
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2001
Journal / Book Title
Public Personnel Management
Abstract
The goal of the current research was to compare differences in the wording and options of race and ethnic identification items currently in use on employment application forms. Researchers presented subjects with the differentially worded ethnic and race items from two companies and the U.S. Census in an effort to determine if such wording differences would result in different racial classifications. Shifts in racial identification were most notable when race and Hispanic descent were ascertained with two separate questions rather than one question.
DOI
10.1177/009102600103000207
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Kirnan, Jean; Bragger, Jennifer; Brecher, Ellyn; and Johnson, Edgar, "What Race Am I? the Need for Standardization in Race Question Wording" (2001). Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 583.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/psychology-facpubs/583
