You Are Coding a Survey That Asks the Question "Please

question 25

Multiple Choice

You are coding a survey that asks the question "Please tell us your age: _____",where the respondent fills in the blank with a number corresponding to his or her age. The best way to code this information is

• A)using narrow categories,such as the following: Under 18,19-21,22-25,26-29,30-33,etc.
• B)recording the actual age.
• C)using broad categories,such as the following: Under 20,20-29,30-39,40-49,etc.
• D)None of these are correct.
• E)All of these are correct.

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