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Sex and the Census: Why Surveys Should Not Conflate Sex and Gender Identity
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Sullivan, Alice – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2020
The UK census authorities have proposed guidance for the 2021 census indicating that the sex question may be answered according to subjective gender identity. This raises issues about the measurement of sex and gender identity which other data collection exercises are also contending with. This paper addresses the questions that have arisen…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Surveys, Census Figures, Test Items
Response to Fugard and Hines
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Sullivan, Alice – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2020
This article replies to the responses to my article on "Sex and the Census: Why surveys should not conflate sex and gender identity". Fugard conflates sex itself with the characteristics associated with sex, such as finger length ratios, leading to the erroneous implication that binary sex is not a useful explanatory variable. Hines…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Surveys, Census Figures, Test Items