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Federal Data Collection: Agencies' Use of Consistent Race and Ethnic Definitions

GGD-93-25 Published: Dec 15, 1992. Publicly Released: Jan 14, 1993.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed federal agencies' definitions of race and ethnicity in data collection, focusing on causes for inconsistent reporting of race and ethnic data.

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Data collectionData integrityFederal agenciesstate relationsMinoritiesPopulation statisticsReporting requirementsStatistical methodsTerminologyStatistical data