FOR THE RECORD - Dec. 13, 2008

Racial stereotypes: An article in Tuesday’s Section A about a recent study that found that people who fall into poverty or go to jail are more likely to self-identify and be perceived as black included this passage: “Changes in racial perceptions -- whether from outside or within -- were likely concentrated among those of mixed ethnicity, researchers said.” That comment was made by researchers who were not a part of the study. The study’s authors did not make such a speculation and say their results do not support such conclusions.