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Race/Ethnicity Code Changes
A Change Is Coming: New Requirements for Demographic Reporting
A briefing on changes in federal student data reporting requirements
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
1) Overview of federal changes: Maryann Ruddock, Chairman of the TAIR Data Advisory Committee
2) Overview of THECB reports now and in the future: Susan Brown, Assistant Commissioner, Planning and Accountability, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Presented by the Council of Public University Presidents and Chancellors (CPUPC), Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas (ICUT), the Texas Association of
Community Colleges (TACC), and the Texas Association for Institutional Research (TAIR)
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Why Are We Here?
Federal government has mandated changes in race/ethnicity reporting
The Texas Association for Institutional Research has tried to provide insight and guidance for institutions reporting race/ethnicity data
CPUPC, TACC, and ICUT believe this is an important issue for the Legislature to know about
Determine how we can help you
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Federal Background
Feds first defined racial/ethnic categories in 1977
Changes mandated by OMB in 1997New categories first appeared in 2000
CensusFor educational institutions, published in
Federal Register October 19, 2007Required for all educational institutions for
2010 reporting
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Why Making Changes is Important
Required for federal reporting – no federal student financial aid if your institution does not report using new categories
We look different than we did 20 years ago – ability to self-identify in multiple categories
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Race versus EthnicityInitially used five categories which combined
race (white, black, American Indian, Asian) with ethnicity (Hispanic)
Race – the division of a population distinguished by physical characteristics
Ethnicity – the classification of a population that shares common characteristics, such as religion, traditions, culture, language and tribal or national origin
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New Data Collection CategoriesQuestion 1: Are you Hispanic or Latino? (yes/no)Question 2: Please select the racial category or
categories with which you most closely identify. Check as many as apply.
American Indian or Alaska NativeAsianBlackNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhite
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American Indian or Alaska Native. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains a tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Asian. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Black or African American. A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. Terms such as "Haitian" or "Negro" can be used in addition to "Black or African American."
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
White. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
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Why These Categories/Questions
Growing diversity of our NationHispanics are the least likely group to
identify an additional raceTherefore, institutions report only
aggregate data on Hispanics, regardless of an additionally identified racial category (i.e., Hispanic trumps race) for federal reporting
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New Federal Data Reporting Categories(1) Hispanics of any race;
and, for Non-Hispanics only, (2) American Indian or Alaska Native, (3) Asian, (4) Black or African American, (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, (6) White, and (7) Two or more races. (8) Non-resident Alien (for reporting students to IPEDS;
determined first) (international students) (9) Unknown
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Federal and Coordinating Board Reporting
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White 57.0% White only 48.1% White only 48.1%Black 6.5% Black only 5.6% Black only + 2 or more/1 Black 6.3%Hispanic 19.2% Hispanic or Latino of any race 19.8% Hispanic or Latino of any race 19.8%American Indian 0.6% American Indian only 0.3% American Indian only 0.3%Asian/Pacific Islander 14.7% Asian only 12.0% Asian only 12.0%
Native Hawaiian only 0.3% Native Hawaiian only 0.3%2 or more 3.2% 2 or more/excluding Black 2.5%Unknown 10.8% Unknown 10.8%
Missing 2.0%Total = 46,629 100.0% Total = 46,629 100.0% Total = 46,629 100.0%
Data from 2009 Apply Texas for UT AustinIndividuals were asked to supply data by 'prior to 2010' categories and 2010 categories
2010 Federal CategoriesPrior to 2010 Categories 2010 Coordinating Board Categories
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Current Method
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Ethnic OriginFirst-Time
EnrolledWhite, Non-Hispanic 20,242 3,106Black, Non-Hispanic 1,750 287Hispanic 7,269 1,231Asian/Pacific Islander 797 115Amer. Indian, AK Native 220 31International 323 63Unknown 235 27 Total 30,836 4,860
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New Method – Coordinating BoardNew Ethnic Origin
Hispanic or Latino Origin 7,272Not Hispanic or Latino Origin 22,082Not Answered 1,482 Total 30,836
RaceMulti-racial 114 Races reported in Multi-racialWhite only 20,270 White 23Black only 1,743 Black 18Hispanic only 7,249 Asian 79Asian only 733 Amer. Indian/AK Native 3Amer. Indian/AK Native only 220 Na. Hawaiian/Oth. Pac. Is. 5International only 127 International 103Na. Hawaiian/Other Pac. Islander 0Race unknown 380 Total 30,836
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Coordinating Board Race/Ethnicity Data Display
Current Display
Proposed Method
White 20,242 20,270African American 1,750 1,743Multi-racial (1 being African American) na 18Hispanic (including any race) 7,269 7,272Asian 797 733Other 778 704Other Multi-racial na 96 Total 30,836 30,836
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Other Ways to Show Data (Institutional Publications and Analyses)
Prorated DistributionA method for distributing categories of race/ethnicity that assigns an equal fraction to each one of the individual categories that are selected. Thus, responses with two groups are assigned half to each group; those with three groups are assigned one-third to each, etc. There is no “Hispanic trumping” rule used.
Multiple Identification HeadcountThis method counts all responses in each of the categories selected. The sum of these percentages, in the presence of multiple race reporting, totals more than 100%. There is no “Hispanic trumping” rule used.
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In order to answer the question: For trend analysis, what percent of your student body is Black/ White/Hispanic/etc.?
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White 57.0% White/White Prorated 52.3%Black 6.5% Black/Black Prorated 6.1%Hispanic 19.2% Hispanic/Hispanic Prorated 16.2%American Indian 0.6% Am Indian/AI Prorated 1.1%Asian/Pacific Islander 14.7% Asian/Asian Prorated 13.0%
Nat Hawaiian/NH Prorated 0.6%
Unknown 10.8%Missing 2.0%Total = 46,629 100.0% Total = 46,629 100.0%
Prorated DistributionPrior to 2010 Categories
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In order to answer the question: How many of your students consider themselves to be Black/White/ Hispanic/etc.?
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White 57.0% White/White + Any Combination 56.8%Black 6.5% Black/Black + Any Combination 6.9%Hispanic 19.2% Hispanic/Hispanic + Any Comb 19.8%American Indian 0.6% Am Indian/AI + Any Combination 2.1%Asian/Pacific Islander 14.7% Asian/Asian + Any Combination 14.2%
Nat Hawaiian/NH + Any Comb 1.0%
Missing 2.0% Unknown 10.8%
Total = 46,629 100.0% Total = 52,026 111.6%(46,629)
Multiple Identification HeadcountPrior to 2010 Categories
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Trend Data – this page references one way to present trend data
2010 Categories Prior to 2010 CategoriesHispanic (regardless of race) HispanicAmerican Indian or Alaska Native only
American Indian or Alaska NativeBlack only Black, non-HispanicWhite only White, non-HispanicAsian only Asian or Pacific IslanderNative Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander only
Asian or Pacific IslanderNonresident Alien Nonresident AlienUnknown UnknownTwo or More [‘unknown’ or use bridging methodology
such as prorated distribution]
SummaryChanges are:
mandatory, federally mandated, and affect all education institutions and the
labor forceData presentation formats for the federal
government and the Coordinating Board are prescribed, but institutions do not yet have a standard template in place for institutional reports and publications
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Dr. Maryann RuddockChair, Texas Association for Institutional Research Data Advisory Committee1 University Station/G1100Austin, Texas 78712(512) [email protected]
Ms. Susan BrownAssistant Commissioner, Planning and AccountabilityTexas Higher Education Coordinating Board1200 E. Anderson LaneAustin, TX 78752(512) [email protected]
For background papers on race code changes, please see the Texas Association for Institutional Research Data Advisory Committee Web site: http://www.texas-air.org/member/dac.php
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