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Race/Ethnicity Discussion BLOG

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Have a question? We’ll find the answer. Below is a list of questions submitted from others regarding the data collection and reporting changes for race/ethnicity. Click on the question to see the responses we have received.

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Race/Ethnicity Discussion BLOG

Question/Discussion TopicNumber of Posts
Race/Ethnicity of Non-Resident Aliens2
Categorizing of undocumented student (s)1
Prefer not to answer1
How to record Hispanic and additional race1
No- as response to ethnicity and no response to race1
The Ethnicity for Brazil 1
What ethnicity do my children use?1
decline to state option?1
Storage of 'Unknown' in database for non-respondents?1
How would we classify persons from Australia or those of Aboriginie descent?1
Mapping vs Survey result1
Follow-up Surveys1
The Ethnicity for Brazil 1
R/E Question Format6
Law School Admis. Council race categories2
Resurvey Results -- How to Handle Individuals who Check All Boxes1
How to handle questionable resurvey results1
Ethnicity question format1
Keeping old data for at least three years?1
race ethnicity - Hispanic category2
Requiring a 'Submit' even if survey form is left blank1
Underlying IPEDS numeric codes for new reporting categories1
Why doesn't ethnicity always trump race for reporting?1
Requirements regarding Hispanic/Latino responses1
Collect data from all applicants, or only enrolled students?1
another two-question format issue1
If Answer 'YES' to Hispani?Latino?1
Won't some that answer yes to No. 1 not identify with the race choices?1
Respond to Race, but no response to Ethnicity - assumption?2
Why choose a race if Hispanic/Latino question is yes?2
What if an employee chooses not to identify?1
Modifications to the R/E question format1
timeline for collection in new format1
Prepopulate the Ethnicity Question?1
Updating with resurvey data1
VISA TYPES Classified as Non-Resident Aliens1
Asking the respondents to rank their choices when there's more than one?1
ERP Systems1
International Students1
What RACE would you expect Hispanic/Latinos would select from the 5 races?1
ERP Systems1
Collection of Non-Resident Alien Data1
How to convert the combined Asian and Pacific Islander to seperate answers?1
No student ethnicity indication in student records1
Asian AND Pacific Islander? Report as two or more?1
Storing the 2 part data1
Filiping - Asian ? or Pacific Islander ?1
Impact of new codes on cohort data1
Vendors1
Do we need to record non-response?1
Do we need to keep old data?1
labels for the 2 questions5
Resurveying methodology1
Reporting multiple sub-categories within one primary category1
Examples of Subcategories?1
Race/ethnicity 'sub-category' collection1
Survey design1
Reporting: Minority/Non Minority1
Collecting Hispanic/Latino detail1
Re survey prompt1
Confirmation Checkbox?1
(Select) vs. (Mark) One or More3
(Other) as racial subcategory1
Using observation as a fall-back method of data collection1
Are we required to say that responding is optional?1
We are mandated to collect Cape Verdean as a separate category - race or ethnicity?1
Declines to answer Ethnicity, Responds to Race11
R/E Logic1
Asking a Third Question1
Requiring a response to race/ethnicity question1
Hispanic/Latino - if no other race, leave Q2 blank?1
upcoming webinar1
Order of Race Categories in NCES Research?1
Are folks from Portugal and Spain to be considered among 'white europeans' or Hispanics?1
Standards for collecting subcategories of the race categories2
re-survey when there is no change?1
How to resurvey2
Reporting Hispanic/Latino2
Do we have to re-survey?1
Why do we have to ask two questions?2
What is Ethnicity?2