Census Bureau wants to test asking about sexual orientation and gender identity on biggest survey
The U.S. Census Bureau asked the Biden administration Tuesday for permission to test questions about sexual orientation and gender identity for people age 15 and above on its most comprehensive annual survey of life in the country. The statistical agency wants to test the wording, response categories and placement of gender identity and sexual orientation questions on the questionnaires for the American Community Survey, which collects data from 3.5 million households each year. Federal agencies are interested in the data for civil rights and equal employment enforcement, the Census Bureau s...