Does the way I see you affect the way I see myself? Associations between interviewers' and interviewees' 'color/race' in southern Brazil.
This study assessed the associations between female interviewers' self-classified 'color/race' and participants' self- and interviewer-classified 'color/race'. A cross-sectional study was carried out among adult individuals living in Pelotas, southern Brazil. Associations were examined by means of contingency tables and multinomial regression models, adjusting for interviewees' socioeconomic and demographic factors. Individuals aged > or = 40 years were 2.1 times more likely to classify themselves as brown (versus white) when interviewed by black (as compared to white) interviewers. Participants in the same age group were 2.5 times less likely to classify themselves as black (versus white), when interviewed by black interviewers. These differences were even greater among men 40 years or older. Compared to white interviewers, black female interviewers were 2.5 times less likely to classify men aged > or = 40 years as black. These results highlight the complexity of racial classification, indicating the influence of the interviewer's physical characteristics on the interviewee's 'color/race'.
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil. joao.luiz.epi@gmail.com
João Luiz
JL
Bastos
Samuel Carvalho
SC
Dumith
Ricardo Ventura
RV
Santos
Aluísio J D
AJ
Barros
Giovâni Firpo
GF
Del Duca
Helen
H
Gonçalves
Ana Paula
AP
Nunes
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001938:Brazil / Q000208:ethnology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015987:Effect Modifier, Epidemiologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000145:classification*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population