Racial Segregation and the Black-White Test Score Gap: Data Appendix

I. Data Sources Our data on SAT scores come from samples of SAT-takers from the 1998-2001 cohorts of high-school graduates. Our data include 100% of black test takers from these cohorts. For white test takers, we observe 100% of those from California and Texas and 25% of all others. Test takers of other races (including “Hispanic,” which is treated as a separate race on the SAT questionnaire) and those who did not report a race are not used. For each SAT taker, we observe the test score and a code for the high school attended. We also observe responses to the Student Descriptive Questionnaire, administered as part of the SAT. This questionnaire is the source for our variables characterizing parental education and family income for SAT takers.