%0 Journal Article
%T Measuring inter-racial friendships
%J Social science research
%D 2002
%A Smith, Tom W.
%V 31
%N 4
%P 576-593
%X Different methods of measuring inter-racial contacts produce large differences in the level of the same. Experiments conducted on the 1998 General Social Survey indicate that estimates of how many people have inter-racial friends are much higher when a direct question is asked, intermediate when a three-step procedure is used, and the least when a name-generator, network approach is used. Cognitive and social desirability reasons for these effects are discussed.<p />
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0049-089X
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0049-089X(02)00015-7