When obtaining information on individuals' race and ethnicity, the Current Population Survey (CPS) currently follows the 1997 OMB standards, which prescribes race and Hispanic ethnicity as distinct concepts that should be asked about in separate questions. In 2024, OMB updated the standards to...

Large literatures have analyzed racial and ethnic disparities in economic outcomes and access to the safety net. For such analyses that rely on survey data, it is crucial that survey accuracy does not vary by race and ethnicity. Otherwise, the observed disparities may be confounded by...

African Development Indicators 2005 provides the most detailed collection of data on Africa available in one volume. It contains more than 500 macroeconomic, sectoral, and social indicators, covering over 50 African countries with data from 1965-2003. The book is grouped into 17 chapters:...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Selected Background Data -- 1-1. Basic indicators -- 1-2. Population -- Technical notes -- 2. National Accounts -- 2-1. Gross domestic product, real -- 2-2. Value added in agriculture...