Spring 2020 Scientific Issues in MDM Poll

There is an ongoing discussion about using gender-inclusive language in our surveys and in materials we produce. In the Spring 2020 Scientific Issues in MDM Poll, we want to explore your use of gender-inclusive language in your work.

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* 1. Which terms do you use when inquiring about gender-identity in your research? Multiple answers possible.

	Yes	No
Male	Male Yes	Male No
Female	Female Yes	Female No
Agender	Agender Yes	Agender No
Bigender	Bigender Yes	Bigender No
Cisgender	Cisgender Yes	Cisgender No
Gender fluid	Gender fluid Yes	Gender fluid No
Genderqueer	Genderqueer Yes	Genderqueer No
Intersex	Intersex Yes	Intersex No
Transgender	Transgender Yes	Transgender No
Transgender male	Transgender male Yes	Transgender male No
Transgender female	Transgender female Yes	Transgender female No
Other	Other Yes	Other No

Other terms, namely:

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* 2. Please indicate which constructs combining ethnicity and gender-inclusive language (e.g., Latinx instead of Latina/o) you have used in your research (if any)? Multiple answers possible.

	Yes	No
Latinx	Latinx Yes	Latinx No
Latine	Latine Yes	Latine No
Chicanx/Xicanx	Chicanx/Xicanx Yes	Chicanx/Xicanx No

Other:

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* 3. Do you intend to (also) use such constructs in your future work?

Yes

No, because:

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* 4. If respondents select gender-identity categories other than male or female, how do you report these data (e.g., in demographics tables)?

I do not report these respondents

I report these respondents by combining all of these gender-identity categories into an ‘Other’ category

I report some of these respondents by redistributing certain gender-identity categories over the male/female categories (e.g., transgender female is added to female) and do not report other categories

I report some of these respondents by redistributing certain gender-identity categories over the male/female categories (e.g., transgender female is added to female) and combine the remaining categories into an ‘Other’ category

I report each of the gender-identity categories I use in the analyses in the demographics table

Another approach, namely:

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* 5. If respondents select gender-identity categories other than male or female, how do you generally handle these data in your analyses? Choose one.

I do not include these respondents in the analyses

I include only respondents who have been redistributed into male/female categories in the analyses

I include these respondents in the analyses as a single additional gender category (e.g., ‘Other’)

I include these respondents in the analyses as multiple additional gender-identity categories

Another approach, namely:

Spring 2020 Scientific Issues in MDM Poll

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* 1. Which terms do you use when inquiring about gender-identity in your research? Multiple answers possible.

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* 2. Please indicate which constructs combining ethnicity and gender-inclusive language (e.g., Latinx instead of Latina/o) you have used in your research (if any)? Multiple answers possible.

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* 3. Do you intend to (also) use such constructs in your future work?

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* 4. If respondents select gender-identity categories other than male or female, how do you report these data (e.g., in demographics tables)?

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* 5. If respondents select gender-identity categories other than male or female, how do you generally handle these data in your analyses? Choose one.

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* 6. Which of the SMDM subfields best describes your work?

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* 7. In what country do you work?

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* 8. Please suggest any topics you would like to see covered in future Scientific Issues in MDM polls: