Demographic Data Collection Implications and Opportunities

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Who Are We

Ivan Boothe@RootWork

Yee Won Chong @YeeWon

Lisa Jervis @eclgy

Implications

When data is not inclusive

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The Asian “Model Minority” Myth

RaceHeterogeneity

LabelConcentrated in

Metropolitan Areas

More Working Members in Households

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Gender Binary Myth

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Gender Binary Myth

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U.S. Census: Definition of family

“... a householder and one or more other people related by birth, marriage, or

adoption residing in the same housing unit.”

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4 out 5 People in U.S. NOT in nuclear family

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Start With Purpose

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No Existing Data? DIY - Be a Trailblazer!

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There Is a Time for RigorThere Is a Time for Casual

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Think Outside the Usual Parameters

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Design Surveys Carefully

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http://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/

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https://www.drupal.org/node/752452

Respect Privacy

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Invest the Time

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