Race/ethnicity screen should be changed to "choose all that apply"

[glp2]

{label:'CAT: race/ethnicity', page:'multibin2.html'}

[jthrilly]

This is quite a complicated change. Can you show me how you would like it to work? I think it will require an entirely new interface.

[jthrilly]

Potential solution: use canvas select UI by race.

[jthrilly]

Can I get confirmation from you about the proposed use of the canvas select interface? I will need specific information about the order the race/ethnicity questions should be asked, and the way this variable should be stored.

[glp2]

The race/ethnicity questions should be shown in the following order:

• American Indian or Alaska Native
• Asian
• Black or African American
• Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
• White
• Hispanic or Latino
• Other (please specify)

I was envisioning this as being stored as dichotomous perceived variables ("Perceived Hispanic - yes/no," etc.). Also, is there anyway to prompt participants about individuals who haven't been identified as any race/ethnicity? I'm not sure how complicated that is.

[jthrilly]

We can't do "other (please specify)" on the canvas select interface as things are. I will have to add this functionality in later.

[glp2]

Race/ethnicity screens need to be revised to reflect a combination of the two prior approaches. Below is the text that should appear on the screens (exactly copied from the self-report questionnaire):

Screen 1: "Are you Hispanic or Latino? (A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race)"

• Should be a network select screen (tap on everyone who identifies as Hispanic or Latino)

Screen 2: "What category best describes your race?"

• Binning screen with the following categories:
  • American Indian or Alaska Native
  • Asian
  • Black or African American
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
  • White
  • Other (please specify)

I will add language into the interviewer manual to assist interviewers with addressing potential confusion (biracial individuals, individuals who identify their race as Hispanic, etc.).