This report, produced by Pew Research Center, examines the attitudes, experiences and demographic characteristics of multiracial Americans. The findings are based on data from two primary sources: A nationally representative survey of 1,555 multiracial Americans ages 18 and older, conducted online from Feb. 6 to April 6, 2015, and Pew Research analyses of data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. While Pew Research Center is solely responsible for the content of this report, we received invaluable advice from Ann Morning, associate professor of Sociology at New York University; Aliya Saperstein, assistant professor of sociology at Stanford University; and Taeku Lee, professor of political science and law at the University of California, Berkeley.
This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals.
Principal Researchers Kim Parker, Director of Social Trends Research Rich Morin, Senior Editor Juliana Menasce Horowitz, Associate Director, Research Mark Hugo Lopez, Director of Hispanic Research
Research Team Anna Brown, Research Assistant D’Vera Cohn, Senior Writer Richard Fry, Senior Researcher Ana Gonzalez-Barrera, Research Associate Sara Goo, Senior Digital Editor Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research Jens Manuel Krogstad, Writer/Editor Gretchen Livingston, Senior Researcher Kyley McGeeney, Research Methodologist Andrew Mercer, Research Methodologist Eileen Patten, Research Analyst Renee Stepler, Research Assistant Wendy Wang, Senior Researcher
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