Bates and DeMaio Note That There Are Obstacles to Constructing

question 8

Multiple Choice

Bates and DeMaio note that there are obstacles to constructing a single Census form that would recognize same-sex unions.Which of the following do they find especially problematic?

• A)Many workers who administer the Census have moral objections to identifying same-sex couples as being legally married.
• B)Reformatting the survey to include additional response choices is too expensive.
• C)The legal status of same-sex unions varies by state.
• D)The majority of same-sex couples find the institution of marriage too restrictive and so refuse to refer to themselves as "married" even when they are in a committed relationship.

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