Joining, Leaving, and Staying in the American Indian/Alaska Native Race Category Between 2000 and 2010.

ABSTRACT: Conceptualizing and operationalizing American Indian populations is challenging. Each census for decades has seen the American Indian population increase substantially more than expected, with indirect and qualitative evidence that this is due to changes in individuals' race responses. We apply uniquely suited (but not nationally representative) linked data from the 2000 and 2010 decennial censuses (N = 3.1 million) and the 2006-2010 American Community Survey (N = 188,131) to address three research questions. First, to what extent do American Indian people have different race responses across data sources? We find considerable race response change, especially among multiple-race and/or Hispanic American Indians. Second, how are people who change responses different from or similar to those

SUBMITTER: Liebler CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5598760 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature