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Options: Racial/Ethnic Identification of Children of Intermarried Couples

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  • Zhenchao Qian
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Objective. Whites of various European ethnic backgrounds usually have weak ethnic attachment and have options to identify their ethnic identity (Waters, 1990). What about children born to interracially married couples? Methods. I use 1990 Census data—the last census in which only one race could be chosen—to examine how African American‐white, Latino‐white, Asian American‐white, and American Indian‐white couples identify their children's race/ethnicity. Results. Children of African American‐white couples are least likely to be identified as white, while children of Asian American‐white couples are most likely to be identified as white. Intermarried couples in which the minority spouse is male, native born, or has no white ancestry are more likely to identify their children as minorities than are those in which the minority spouse is female, foreign born, or has part white ancestry. In addition, neighborhood minority concentration increases the likelihood that biracial children are identified as minorities. Conclusion. This study shows that choices of racial and ethnic identification of multiracial children are not as optional as for whites of various European ethnic backgrounds. They are influenced by race/ethnicity of the minority parent, intermarried couples' characteristics, and neighborhood compositions.

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  • Zhenchao Qian, 2004. "Options: Racial/Ethnic Identification of Children of Intermarried Couples," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 85(3), pages 746-766, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:socsci:v:85:y:2004:i:3:p:746-766
    DOI: 10.1111/j.0038-4941.2004.00243.x
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    1. Jenifer L. Bratter, 2018. "Multiracial Identification and Racial Gaps: A Work in Progress," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 677(1), pages 69-80, May.
    2. Patrick L. Mason, 2017. "Not Black-Alone: The 2008 Presidential Election and Racial Self-Identification among African Americans," The Review of Black Political Economy, Springer;National Economic Association, vol. 44(1), pages 55-76, June.
    3. Matthijs Kalmijn, 2015. "The Children of Intermarriage in Four European Countries," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 662(1), pages 246-265, November.
    4. Mohana Mondal & Michael P. Cameron & Jacques Poot, 2020. "Determinants of Ethnic Identity among Adolescents: Evidence from New Zealand," Working Papers in Economics 20/05, University of Waikato.
    5. Brian Duncan & Stephen J. Trejo, 2009. "Ancestry versus ethnicity: the complexity and selectivity of Mexican identification in the United States," Research in Labor Economics, in: Ethnicity and Labor Market Outcomes, pages 31-66, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
    6. Bergstrom Ted C. & Garratt Rod & Sheehan-Connor Damien, 2012. "Stem Cell Donor Matching for Patients of Mixed Race," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 12(1), pages 1-27, July.
    7. Kenneth M. Johnson & Daniel T. Lichter, 2010. "Growing Diversity among America's Children and Youth: Spatial and Temporal Dimensions," Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc., vol. 36(1), pages 151-176, March.

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