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Ddakji · 10/03/2025 19:22

Question 2 - What’s your sex?

Male
Female
Intersex
Prefer not to say

Come on @mnhq! Haven’t you read any of the hundreds of threads on FWR? Intersex is not a third sex - there is no third sex!!

Really disappointing to see this ideological, unscientific, false line of questioning.

However, Question 3 is much better phrased.

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BeckyAMumsnet · 17/03/2025 16:24

Hi all and thanks for your input. We always aim to take users’ views into account when designing our surveys. Previously, we've made changes to wording based on your feedback, and we carefully consider these issues each time. In this instance, we have chosen to include "intersex" as an option because there is a very small minority of people who are biologically difficult to categorise. While we understand that intersex is not a third sex, we felt it was important not to exclude that category when gathering relevant data. We appreciate that not everyone will agree with this approach of course, but we believe this wording is the best way to ensure all users feel able to respond accurately.

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BeckyAMumsnet · 09/04/2025 14:27

@Twiglets1 thanks for your question. We're not selling the data to anybody. We only look at the census results in a general way - for example, things like “10% of users live in London” or “20% work in education or care.” This helps us understand the overall makeup of our users. More information on how we use the data can be found in the introduction to the census.

@nothingcomestonothing users will see a single pop up today ahead of the census closing. Are you seeing something different?

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BeckyAMumsnet · 09/04/2025 14:41

Hi @Twiglets1 The data we collect is aggregated. We combine the individual pieces of information to show overall trends or patterns, rather than focusing on any one person's data. It’s a way for us to understand the bigger picture without identifying anyone individually. Aggregated data is often used to protect privacy while still learning useful things about a group as a whole.

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BeckyAMumsnet · 09/04/2025 14:43

@nothingcomestonothing we already addressed this previously. We know it's not what you want to hear, but we have no plans to change the questions at this stage. We also don't think a single pop up is spamming.

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