Cognitive testing of racial and ethnic questions for the CPS supplement (ABSTRACT), Monthly Labor Review Online, Sep. 1996

Cognitive testing of racial and ethnic questions for the CPS supplement

Ruth B. McKay
Behavioral Scientist, Statistical Methods Division, Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Chief, Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Bureau of the Census

Extensive cognitive testing aided the development of a new questionnaire that is readily understood, no longer evokes negative emotional responses, and allows analysts to pinpoint the circumstances associated with multiracial reporting. This article describes the development of the Current Population Survey Supplement on Race and Ethnic Origin that could be easily understood and would no longer evoke negative emotional responses.

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