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Mesurer la race et les origines hispaniques : Résultats de tests cognitifs à la recherche de la « vérité » : Cette recherche présente une tentative de l'US Census Bureau pour créer une norme, ''étalon-or'', pour l'appréciation des auto-déclaratin de race afin d'évaluer la performance d'un groupe expérimental de questions portant sur la race et les origines hispaniques. Pour ce faire, le sujet est interrogé sur sa race de trois façons : (1) une question ouverte qui permet à l'enquêté de s'auto-identifier avec n'importe quelle race ou origines hispaniques; (2) une série de questions oui/non destinées à mesurer l'identification avec des catégories de race du gouvernement des États-Unis et d'origine hispanique ; et (3) une mesure de synthèse qui tente de recueillir les réponses habituelles ou typiques de l'enquêté aux questions portant sur la race et l'origine hispanique. Nous soutenons qu'aucune mesure prise isolément ne saisit la « vérité » de race, mais qu'il est nécessiare d'utiliser les trois mesures ensemble pour obtenir une réponse solide de l'auto-déclaration de race et d'origine hispanique pour presque tous les répondants de notre échantillon.

Correctly recalling where someone lived as of a particular date is critical to the accuracy of the once-a-decade U.S. decennial
census. The data collection period for the 2010 Census occurred over the course of a few months: February to August, with some
evaluation operations occurring up to 7 months after that. The assumption was that respondents could accurately remember moves
and move dates on and around April 1st up to 11 months afterwards. We show how statistical analyses can be used to investigate
the validity of this assumption by comparing self-reports and proxy-reports of the month of a move in a U.S. Census Bureau survey
with an administrative records database from the U.S. Postal Service containing requests to forward mail filed in March and April of
2010. In our dataset, we observed that the length of time since the move affects memory error in reports of a move and the month of
a move. Also affecting memory error of moves is whether the respondent is reporting for themselves or another person in the
household . This case study is relevant to surveys as well as censuses because move dates and places of residence often serve as
anchors to aid memory of other events in questionnaires.

The U.S. Federal Statistical System (FSS) is searching for ways to ensure high quality data in surveys, given
declines in response rates and the associated increase in operational costs. They are searching for ways to
address problems with public trust in the government, if these issues could hinder their efforts. To address these
concerns, the Census Bureau partnered with other federal statistical agencies to collect data to assess attitudes,
beliefs, and concerns the public may have regarding federal statistics and the agencies that collect them. This
public opinion data enables the FSS to better understand public perceptions, and provides guidance for
communicating with the public and for future planning of data collection. This paper examines the impact of various
factors on trust in the FSS, including attitudes (belief in credibility and transparency of federal statistics), and
behavior (use of federal statistics). This research supports Brackfield and Fellegi's model of trust in official
statistics by providing evidence of a significant relationship between credibility of statistical products and trust in
statistics more generally (Brackfield 2011; Fellegi, 1996, 2004, 2010). These data also suggest that promoting trust
in statistical products could lead towards increased trust in the agencies that produce them.