The Following Four Questions Appeared on a Survey

question 42

Multiple Choice

The following four questions appeared on a survey.Which of the questions is(are) a contingency question? Q1: Are you married? (Yes,No) Q2: How old was your spouse on his/her last birthday? Q3: What is your spouse's current employment status? Q4: What is your current employment status?

• A)Q1 is a contingency question and the rest are not.
• B)Q1,Q2,and Q3 are contingency questions and Q4 is not.
• C)Q2,and Q3 are contingency questions and Q1 and Q4 are not.
• D)Q2,Q3,and Q4 are contingency questions and Q1 is not.
• E)Q1,Q2,Q3,and Q4 are contingency questions.

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