Race Identification Agreement across Multiple Respondent TypesRace Identification Agreement • March 17th, 2024
Contract Type FiledMarch 17th, 2024This study used data from a national survey of children involved with the child welfare system to assess agreement on child’s race using child self-report, caregiver report, and administrative records, as represented by child welfare caseworker report. Level of agreement across three reporter types has never been examined. Our aim was to provide descriptive data on agreement among these three sources of child race information. The findings have implications for both survey methodology and social science research involving measurements of children’s race.
Race Identification Agreement across Multiple Respondent TypesRace Identification Agreement • October 8th, 2022
Contract Type FiledOctober 8th, 2022This study used data from a national survey of children involved with the child welfare system to assess agreement on child’s race using child self-report, caregiver report, and administrative records, as represented by child welfare caseworker report. Level of agreement across three reporter types has never been examined. Our aim was to provide descriptive data on agreement among these three sources of child race information. The findings have implications for both survey methodology and social science research involving measurements of children’s race.