Measuring housing discrimination in a national study : report of a workshop / Committee on National Statistics, Angela Williams Foster, Faith Mitchell, and Stephen E. Fienberg, Editors; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Foster, Angela Williams.

Mitchell, Faith, 1952-

Fienberg, Stephen E.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics.

National Research Council (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

Conference Name:

Workshop on the Measurement of Discrimination in Housing (2000 : Washington, D.C.)

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

Compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination in housing--Research--United States.

Discrimination in housing.

Discrimination in mortgage loans--Research--United States.

Discrimination in mortgage loans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (87 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington,DC : National Academy Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Federal law prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of seven protected classes including race. Despite 30 years of legal prohibition under the Fair Housing Act, however, there is evidence of continuing discrimination in American housing, as documented by several recent reports. In 1998, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funded a $7.5 million independently conducted Housing Discrimination Survey (HDS) of racial and ethnic discrimination in housing rental, sales, and lending markets (Public Law 105-276). This survey is the third such effort sponsored by HUD. Its intent is to provide a detailed understanding of the patterns of discrimination in housing nationwide. In 1999, the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) of the National Research Council (NRC) was asked to review the research design and analysis plan for the 2000 HDS and to offer suggestions about appropriate sampling and analysis procedures. The review took the form of a workshop that addressed HUD's concerns about the adequacy of the sample design and analysis plan, as well as questions related to the measurement of various aspects of discrimination and issues that might bias the results obtained. The discussion also explored alternative methodologies and research needs. In addition to addressing methodological and substantive issues related specifically to the HDS, the workshop examined broader questions related to the measurement of discrimination.

Contents:

Front Matter

Preface

Contents

1 Introduction

2 Overview of the 2000 Housing Discrimination Study

3 Defining the Population of Interest

4 Defining Housing Discrimination

5 Developing a Model of Housing Discrimination

6 Auditing Discrimination in Underserved Communities

References

Appendix A Paired Testing and the 2000 Housing Discrimination Survey

Appendix B Audit Studies and the Assessment of Discrimination

Appendix C Workshop Materials.

Notes:

"Workshop held September 22-23, 2000"--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 48).

ISBN:

0-309-16986-0

1-280-18454-X

9786610184545

0-309-50872-X

OCLC:

52824938