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The U.S. Census Bureau is committed to improving the accuracy and reliability of census results by expanding our understanding of how people self-identify their race and Hispanic origin. This commitment is reflected in numerous past Census Bureau studies that have been conducted on race and Hispanic origin reporting. The 2010 Census Race and Hispanic Origin Alternative Questionnaire Experiment (AQE) continues this long tradition.
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U.S. federal government agencies must adhere to the 1997 Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity, issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. The standards are available online at <www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg/1997standards.html>.
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The first and second research areas evaluate potential interaction effects between design strategies by combining different design strategies within form designs. The first research area includes seven form designs and the second research area has four form designs, where strategies are tested separately and in combination with other strategies within each research area.
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Many of the experimental designs could not incorporate one of the questions that is on the 2010 census, “Does Person 1 sometimes live or stay somewhere else.” Therefore, there are two control questionnaires in this study, one control questionnaire is the exact design of the 2010 census questionnaire, the other control questionnaire is the same as the 2010 census questionnaire except that question mentioned above has been removed.
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Several attempts will be made to speak to the person who filled out the mailout/mailback questionnaire. In the event this person cannot be reached, another household member will be interviewed.
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This paper reports the results of research and analysis undertaken by U.S. Census Bureau staff. It has undergone a Census Bureau review more limited in scope than that given to official Census Bureau publications. This report is released to inform interested parties of ongoing research and to encourage discussion of work in progress. We appreciate the assistance and the insightful comments of Karen Humes, Frank Hobbs, and Enrique Lamas.
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Appendix: 2010 Census Questionnaire
Appendix: 2010 Census Questionnaire
Research Area 1
Please note: There are seven form designs in this research area. The form design below is an interacted panel representing the design strategies that are being tested in this research area.
Research Area 2
Please note: There are four form designs in this research area. The form design below is an interacted panel representing the design strategies that are being tested in this research area.
Research Area 3: Detailed Approach
Research Area 3: Streamlined Approach
Research Area 3: Very Streamlined Approach
Research Area 3: Alternative Control Approach
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Rastogi, S., Jones, N.A. (2012). Overview of the 2010 Census Alternative Questionnaire Experiment: Race and Hispanic Origin Research. In: Hoque, N., Swanson, D. (eds) Opportunities and Challenges for Applied Demography in the 21st Century. Applied Demography Series, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2297-2_3
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