A8B RACE, CHOOSE ONE ANSWER-PQ

Variable Description

Name
PA8B
Label
A8B RACE, CHOOSE ONE ANSWER-PQ
Dataset
parent1

Summary Statistics for 'PA8B'

Value Valid Label Frequency % of Valid % of All
. Missing missing 3,097
14.93%
1 Valid white 233
52.83%
1.12%
2 Valid back/African American 90
20.41%
0.43%
3 Valid American Indian/Native American 47
10.66%
0.23%
4 Valid Asian or Pacfic Islander 28
6.35%
0.13%
5 Valid other 43
9.75%
0.21%
6 Missing refused 9
0.04%
7 Missing legitimate skip 17,198
82.90%
Total Responses Valid Invalid Min Max
20745 441 20304 1 5

Representation

Representation Type
Code List
Selection Style
SelectOne
Measurement Unit
numeric
Measurement Unit
numeric
Aggregation Method
Unspecified
Temporal
False
Geographic
False

Source Questions

PA8B

Lineage

  • Parents (1995) - PA8B
    A8B RACE, CHOOSE ONE ANSWER-PQ
    • PA8B
      8B. Which ONE category best describes your racial background?

Concordance

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Wave I Wave III Wave V
Wave I In-Home Interview Parents (1995) Wave III In-Home Interview Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey
Wave I In-Home Interview Data Parents (1995) Wave III In-Home Interview Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey
H1GI8 PA8B H3OD6 H5OD8
white
42.33%
52.83%
52.98%
37.22%
back/African American
20.41%
Black or African American
29.08%
26.16%
Black, African American
19.47%
American Indian/Native American
10.66%
American Indian or Native American
9.06%
8.44%
Hispanic
0.43%
Asian or Pacfic Islander
6.35%
Asian or Pacific Islander
10.36%
12.42%
Hispanic: Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano
8.98%
other
9.16%
9.75%
Hispanic: Puerto Rican
4.49%
Hispanic: Cuban
6.42%
Other Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin
4.39%
Asian
Asian: Indian
0.32%
Asian: Chinese
2.78%
Asian: Filipino
4.71%
Asian: Japanese
1.60%
Asian: Korean
0.53%
Asian: Vietnamese
0.43%
Other Asian
0.64%
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander: Native Hawaiian
0.86%
Pacific Islander: Samoan
0.53%
Pacific Islander: Guamanian or Chamorro
Other Pacific Islander
0.86%
American Indian or Alaska Native
3.42%
Some other race or origin
1.93%
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Wave I Wave III Wave V
Wave I In-Home Interview Parents (1995) Wave III In-Home Interview Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey
Wave I In-Home Interview Data Parents (1995) Wave III In-Home Interview Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey
H1GI8 PA8B H3OD6 H5OD8
white
2.05%
1.12%
2.11%
2.83%
back/African American
0.43%
Black or African American
1.41%
1.04%
Black, African American
1.48%
American Indian/Native American
0.23%
American Indian or Native American
0.44%
0.34%
Hispanic
0.03%
Asian or Pacfic Islander
0.13%
Asian or Pacific Islander
0.50%
0.49%
Hispanic: Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano
0.68%
other
0.44%
0.21%
Hispanic: Puerto Rican
0.34%
Hispanic: Cuban
0.49%
Other Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin
0.33%
Asian
Asian: Indian
0.02%
Asian: Chinese
0.21%
Asian: Filipino
0.36%
Asian: Japanese
0.12%
Asian: Korean
0.04%
Asian: Vietnamese
0.03%
Other Asian
0.05%
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander: Native Hawaiian
0.07%
Pacific Islander: Samoan
0.04%
Pacific Islander: Guamanian or Chamorro
Other Pacific Islander
0.07%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.26%
Some other race or origin
0.15%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Wave I In-Home Interview Data H1GI8 1,004 19,741 1 5
Parents (1995) PA8B 441 20,304 1 5
Wave III In-Home Interview H3OD6 604 14,593 1 4
Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey H5OD8 935 11,365 1 22
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Wave I Wave III Wave V
Wave I In-Home Interview Parents (1995) Wave III In-Home Interview Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey
Wave I In-Home Interview Data Parents (1995) Wave III In-Home Interview Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey
H1GI8 PA8B H3OD6 H5OD8
white 1 1 1 1
back/African American 2
Black or African American 2 2
Black, African American 2
American Indian/Native American 3
American Indian or Native American 3 3
Hispanic 3
Asian or Pacfic Islander 4
Asian or Pacific Islander 4 4
Hispanic: Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano 4
other 5 5
Hispanic: Puerto Rican 5
Hispanic: Cuban 6
Other Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin 7
Asian 8
Asian: Indian 9
Asian: Chinese 10
Asian: Filipino 11
Asian: Japanese 12
Asian: Korean 13
Asian: Vietnamese 14
Other Asian 15
Pacific Islander 16
Pacific Islander: Native Hawaiian 17
Pacific Islander: Samoan 18
Pacific Islander: Guamanian or Chamorro 19
Other Pacific Islander 20
American Indian or Alaska Native 21
Some other race or origin 22