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November 5, 2015

Who Is Multiracial? Depends on How You Ask

Point Allocation Measure

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Who Is Multiracial? Depends on How You Ask
Multiracial Share of U.S. Adults Varies Widely Across Different Measures of Race
Method Used to Estimate the Size of the Multiracial Population in 2015 Survey
Standard Two-Question Measure
Census Alternative Questionnaire Experiment Measure
AQE Results by Mode and Response Categories
Census Alternative Questionnaire Experiment Measure, With Parents’, Grandparents’ Race/Origin
Incorrect Response and Nonresponse in Point Allocation Method
Attitudinal Measure
Many Who Allocate Points to More Than One Race Don’t Consider Themselves “Mixed Race”
14% of Adults Give Two or More Races for Themselves in at Least One Race-Selection Question
Little Consistency in Reporting of Multiple Races Across Three Race-Selection Questions
Multiracial Incidence by Subgroup for Different Race-Selection Questions
Table A1. Detailed Race Responses, by Question Type
Table A2. Selected Characteristics, by Question Type

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