Suppose You Are Developing a Demographics Page for Your Research

question 34

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are developing a demographics page for your research study. Besides including age, year in school, and major, you want to include the most current thinking regarding gender. Which of the following response types would you be LEAST likely to utilize for assessing your participants' gender?

• A) Identify your gender when at work:_____ ; Identify your gender while at school:_____ .
• B) Select your gender: Male OR Female.
• C) Open text box for "gender with which you currently identify".
• D) Gender:_____ or Gender Identity:_____ .

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