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Genetic ancestry test results shape race self-identification, Stanford researchers find<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Stanford News<\/a>
Stanford University, Stanford, California<\/a>
2021-05-17<\/p>\n

Sandra Feder<\/strong><\/a>, Public Relations Communications Officer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A new Stanford study<\/a> examines how genetic information learned from ancestry tests changes how people self-identify their race on surveys and the implications this may have for how racial discrimination is monitored. (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/em><\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

People who have taken a genetic ancestry test<\/a> are more likely to report multiple races when self-identifying on surveys, according to Stanford sociologists.<\/em><\/p>\n

A genetic ancestry test<\/a> (GAT) can not only unearth deep family secrets, it also can change how people self-identify their race on surveys. A new study by Stanford sociologists delves into how such changes could affect data that demographers use to measure population shifts and monitor racial inequalities.<\/p>\n

Aliya Saperstein<\/a>, associate professor of sociology, and sociology doctoral candidate Sasha Shen Johfre<\/a> explored how people who have taken a GAT use their newfound ancestry information to answer questions about race on demographic surveys. In a paper recently published online<\/a> in the journal Demography<\/em><\/a>, the researchers found that GAT takers were significantly overrepresented among people who self-identified with multiple races.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheoretically, race and ancestry are distinct constructs,\u201d said lead author Johfre. \u201cRace is more than just family history; it is a reflection of how society interprets a person\u2019s ancestry.\u201d…<\/p>\n

Read the entire article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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