Americans Fill Out President Obama's Census Form: What is His Race?

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1121-1136

  Citrin, Jack ^a   Levy, Morris ^a   Houweling, Robert P Van ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84916601017     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12105     Document Type: Article

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