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.pdf Preliminary 2015 NCT Race and Ethnicity Results [2.3 MB]
.pdf Remarks on Video for 2015 NCT Race and Ethnicity Analysis Report [<1.0 MB]

Report

Publication
Memorandum 2017.08: 2015 NCT Race and Ethnicity Analysis Report
February 28, 2017
This memorandum documents the release of the 2015 NCT Race and Ethnicity Analysis Report to present findings for the research on race and ethnicity.
2015 National Content Test: Race and Ethnicity Analysis Report
February 28, 2017
This report presents findings on research conducted to assess optimal design elements that could be used in question(s) on race/ethnicity.

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Press Release
2015 National Content Test Results
February 28, 2017
This report presents findings on the optimal design elements of the race/ethnicity question(s) as preparations continue for the 2020 Census.
Press Release
Resultados de la Prueba Nacional del Contenido del Cuestionario 2015
February 28, 2017
La Oficina del Censo ha publicado el Informe del Análisis sobre Raza y Origen Étnico de la Prueba Nacional del Contenido del Cuestionario del 2015.
Press Release
Report on 2015 National Content Test to Be Released
February 28, 2017
Presents findings on the optimal design elements of the race/ethnicity question(s) as preparations continue for the 2020 Census.
web Director's Blog: 2015 National Content Test Results Released This Week

Contact

Media:
Public Information Office
301-763-3030
pio@census.gov

General Public:
pop.race.ethnicity.research@census.gov
301-763-2403

Biographies

Nicholas A. Jones
Director and Senior Advisor of Race and Ethnic Research and Outreach, Population Division U.S. Census Bureau
Michael Bentley
Assistant Division Chief for Census Statistical Support, Decennial Statistical Studies Division, U.S. Census Bureau

Background Information

web 2015 National Content Test
web Census Bureau Releases Results From the 2010 Census Race and Hispanic Origin Alternative Questionnaire Research
web 2015 Forum on Ethnic Groups from the Middle East and North Africa: Meeting Summary and Main Findings Report
web New Detailed Page on “Ongoing Research”
web Hispanic Origin “About” page
web Race “About” page
web Census Bureau’s “About Us” page

Census Advisory Committees and Program Management Reviews Presentation

National Advisory Committee Meeting: March 2015

pdf Presentation: Update on Public Comments for 2015 National Content Test
pdf Presentation: Update on Race and Ethnic Research Plans for 2015 National Content Test

2020 Census Program Management (PMR) Review: April 2016

web PMR Meeting Materials
video Archived video

National Advisory Committee Meeting: October 2016

pdf Presentation: 2015 National Content Test: Prelminary Results on Race and Ethnicity
video Archived video (Webex)

Census Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting: October 2016

pdf Presentation: 2015 National Content Test: Preliminary Results on Race and Ethnicity

Federal Register Notices

web Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity
pdf OMB standards (current race/ethnicity definitions)
web Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2015 National Content Test
pdf 2015 National Content Test OMB Package
pdf Public Comments to NCT Federal Register Notice
web Proposals From the Federal Interagency Working Group for Revision of the Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity (March 1, 2017)

Blogs/Infographics

web Random Samplings Blog: Measuring Race And Ethnicity Across The Decades: 1790-2010
web Research Matters Blog: Improving Our Nation’s Data on Race and Ethnicity
img Infographic: Measuring Race and Ethnicity Across the Decades: 1790-2010
web Director's Blog: 2015 National Content Test Results Released This Week

Related Information

Related Information

web Race and Hispanic Origin Alternative Questionnaire Experiment (census.gov)

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