Measuring Ethnicity in Social Survey Research

What is it about?

This paper is designed to provide an introduction to the ways in which ethnicity variables are constructued and deposited in multi-purpose social surveys. It is designed to provide a useful practical reference to investigators who are new to social survey research.

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Why is it important?

Measurement is a central, yet overlooked element, of the practice of social survey research. This paper encourages researchers to undertake more detailed considerations of the variables they employ.