Asking Inclusive Questions About Gender: Phase 1

Gender is an important piece of demographic information that Gallup collects in its polls worldwide. Attitudes and experiences often differ in important ways by gender, and collecting this information is crucial to understanding people’s experiences. …

Generational changes in gender identity may fundamentally change how sex and gender are measured and how datasets are weighted to accurately reflect sex and gender. To address these changes, Gallup began testing new gender questions. We reviewed the literature to explore how other surveys and statistical systems are collecting gender data. We used what we learned to construct our own question versions and conducted several rounds of testing. CONTINUED

Jenny Marlar, Gallup


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