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  • Ethnic differences in measured cognitive ability is of interest to social scientists, since these differences, whether or not they represent latent ability ones, can exasperate social inequalities. As such, it is important to monitor them, particularly in multi-ethnic societies. To this end, we analyzed cognitive test score data for 84,138 British adults across six national samples from the 21st century (AMP, 2000; Skills for Life, 2003; AMP, 2007; UKHLS, 2011-13; PIAAC, 2012; MCS, 2015). Grand mean cognitive scores by ethnicity (SD = 15), relative to a White mean set to 100, were: Jews, 107 (N = 77); Chinese, 98 (N = 154); South Asians, 89 (N = 4,032); and Blacks, 88 (N = 2,439). Notably, substantial heterogeneity in scores existed depending on various factors, including the type of test (e.g., verbal, numeric), ethnic subgroup (e.g., Indian, Pakistani), age group, first language spoken, and migrant generation (e.g., foreign born, UK born). As to the latter, Blacks and Asians born in the UK scored about 6-7 points higher than ones born elsewhere. Because selection tests are commonly used in the UK and also because human well-being correlates strongly with measured cognitive differences, we conclude that these effects warrant more detailed investigation. (xsd:string)
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