| Estimating the stability of census-based racial/ethnic classifications: the case of Brazil. | |
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PMID: 15513287 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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This study presents a method of estimating the degree to which people change their racial/ethnic identity from one census enumeration to another. The technique is applied to the classification of skin colour in Brazil (white, black, brown, yellow). For the period 1950-80, the findings show a deficit of 38 per cent in the black category and a gain of 34 per cent in the brown category, suggesting that a large proportion of individuals who declared themselves black in 1950 reclassified themselves as brown in 1980. Estimates for 1980-90, adjusted for the effects of international migration, reveal a similar pattern, although the magnitude of colour reclassification may have declined somewhat during the 1980s. Procedures to determine the stability of racial/ethnic identity produce data useful to recent policy initiatives that rely on demographic censuses to measure changes in the status of minority groups in less developed countries. |
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Authors:
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José Alberto Magno de Carvalho; Charles H Wood; Flávia Cristina Drumond Andrade |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Population studies Volume: 58 ISSN: 0032-4728 ISO Abbreviation: Popul Stud (Camb) Publication Date: 2004 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-10-29 Completed Date: 2005-04-12 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376427 Medline TA: Popul Stud (Camb) Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 331-43 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. |
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Brazil Censuses* Continental Population Groups / classification* Ethnic Groups / classification* Female Humans Male Models, Statistical Population Dynamics Skin Pigmentation* |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R2411D47874//PHS HHS |
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