Results from the 2010 Census Race and Hispanic Origin Alternative Questionnaire Experiment |
Results from the 2010 Census Race and Hispanic Origin Alternative Questionnaire Experiment
U.S. Census Bureau
Technical Briefing
2012-08-08
62 pages
What is the AQE?
The 2010 Census Race and Hispanic Origin Alternative Questionnaire Experiment (AQE) focused on improving the race and Hispanic origin questions by testing a number of different questionnaire design strategies…
Overview of Technical Briefing
- (AQE) Goals and Research Strategies
- Methodology
- Race and Hispanic Origin Questionnaires
- Reinterview Study
- Focus Groups
- Major Findings
- Recommendations
Goals and Research Strategies
- Increase reporting in the standard Office of Management and Budget (OMB) race and ethnic categories
- Lower item nonresponse to the race and Hispanic origin questions
- Improve the accuracy and reliability of race and ethnic data
- Elicit the reporting of detailed race and ethnic groups
…Detailed Approach
- Includes examples and write-ins for all OMB race and Hispanic origin categories
- Maintains all original race and Hispanic origin checkboxes
…Streamlined Approach
- Includes examples and write-ins for all OMB race and Hispanic origin categories
- Removes specific national origin checkboxes; presented as example groups
- Streamlined presentation of OMB race and Hispanic origin categories…
…Very Streamlined Approach
- Part 1 – Very streamlined presentation of OMB race and Hispanic origin categories
- Part 2 – Examples for all OMB race and Hispanic origin categories
- Write-in areas for specific race(s), origin(s), or tribe(s)
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Read the entire report here.
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