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. 2002 Jan 16;2:1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-2-1

Table 3.

Association between number of black ascendants and observed or self-assigned skin colour

Number of black ascendants

Skin colour 0 1 2 ≥ 3 p
Self-assigned <0.0001
White 90% 5% 5% 0%
Light mulatto 67% 33% 0% 0%
Mixed 50% 17% 17% 16%
Dark mulatto 38% 38% 12% 12%
Black 0% 0% 20% 80%
Observed <0.0001
White 81% 15% 4% 0%
Mixed 46% 15% 15% 24%
Black 0% 10% 20% 70%