Each of the experimental panels was designed to assess one or more of the proposed changes, as shown in Table 3-1. For example, a comparison of Panel B to Panel A allows us to evaluate the effect of including a multiracial category, while a comparison of Panel B to Panel D allows us to evaluate the effect of asking the race and Hispanic origin questions in a different sequence. Table 3-2 on the following page provides a detailed description of the question design features for these eight panels. Mark all that apply Hispanic origin asked first Panel A Panel B, Panel G Panel C, Panel H Race asked first Panel D Race and Hispanic origin asked together in one question Panel E Panel F Table 3-2. Combined question Hispanic origin followed by race Hispanic origin followed by race 1 Terminology for the Black and Hispanic origin population is consistent across all panels.
All forms have consistent sequencing of sex, age, and relationship as the first three questions.
2 See Appendix B for the modifications to the 1990 Census race and Hispanic origin questions. To accomplish this, six independent sampling frames were created based on 1990 race, Hispanic origin, and ancestry data. In order to obtain samples that included a higher proportion of the targeted population groups than would result from a stratified national sample, only areas with high proportions of households for each special targeted population group were included in the sampling frames. For example, the Hispanic targeted sample would contain only areas with high proportions of Hispanic households. Appendix B details the criteria used to maintain a sufficiently large sampling frame while maintaining a high proportion of the targeted population groups.