This article was written in response to the 1990 US Census, in which they asked parents of biracial children to check the single race box. The researchers wanted to know, the reason behind each parent’s choice. For their mixed-race sample data, they used the three most common racially mixed household types (Asian-white, black-white and Latino-white). For their geographic area, they used the twelve major cities with the largest multiracial population. To get detailed information about each household within the twelve cities, they used confidential and detailed data from the 1990 Census’ long form questionnaire. After completing their analysis, they found the neighborhood’s racial mix and the father’s minority status, to be the two main
