TY - JOUR
T1 - American Indian ethnic identity
T2 - Tribal nonresponse in the 1990 census
AU - Liebler, Carolyn A.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2004/6
Y1 - 2004/6
N2 - Objectives. About 11 percent of American Indians did not report their tribal affiliation on the 1990 U.S. Census form. I use several theoretical perspectives as tools to explore the reasons behind this surprising omission. Method. Logistic regression analysis is the method employed. Results. American Indians living with someone who speaks an American Indian language are very likely to report a tribal affiliation, as are those living in "Indian states" (states with historically high numbers of American Indians). Those who are least likely to report a tribal affiliation are Hispanic women with low education who report no American Indian ancestry, do not live with other American Indians, and live in a metropolitan area of a "non-Indian state." Conclusions. Lack of knowledge of family history appears to be one of the primary causes of tribal nonresponse. Salience of tribal identity also affects responses.
AB - Objectives. About 11 percent of American Indians did not report their tribal affiliation on the 1990 U.S. Census form. I use several theoretical perspectives as tools to explore the reasons behind this surprising omission. Method. Logistic regression analysis is the method employed. Results. American Indians living with someone who speaks an American Indian language are very likely to report a tribal affiliation, as are those living in "Indian states" (states with historically high numbers of American Indians). Those who are least likely to report a tribal affiliation are Hispanic women with low education who report no American Indian ancestry, do not live with other American Indians, and live in a metropolitan area of a "non-Indian state." Conclusions. Lack of knowledge of family history appears to be one of the primary causes of tribal nonresponse. Salience of tribal identity also affects responses.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.0038-4941.2004.08502006.x
DO - 10.1111/j.0038-4941.2004.08502006.x
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:2942744618
SN - 0038-4941
VL - 85
SP - 310
EP - 323
JO - Social Science Quarterly
JF - Social Science Quarterly
IS - 2
ER -