Why Do They Ask If You Are Hispanic Before Other Races In Surveys?
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
United States
September 19, 2008 12:21pm CST
Why Do They Ask If You Are Hispanic Before Other Races In Surveys and on a different screen? i take a ton of surveys from a lot of different places and i have noticed that they ask if you are Hispanic on a screen before they take you to the screen to choose other races.. i dont have a problem with it but i just find it weird that one race would be asked first and separately.. are they low on Hispanic members or something? why isnt it just on the same screen like it used to always be? i cant remember which survey places are doing it the most since im a part of like 10 different ones but i am running into it so much its impossible to ignore..
any ideas?? like i said i dont have a problem but im just curious in why the extra question and screen..
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@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
29 Sep 08
Hmm... I have never encountered that in this part of the world.
Maybe they are not able to code the survey in such a way to seperate the different sets of questions for Hispanic and non Hispanics.
Maybe there are a set of different criteria for Hispanics over those that are not.
To find out would be easy. Throw one of your surveys by answering yes to that question to see if the next screen would be different. I am sure that there are back buttons on most of the surveys that will allow you to change your answers before submitting. So try it out and see what is the difference.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
1 Oct 08
yeah i will have to test it out sometime
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@Dday50627 (359)
• United States
27 Oct 08
I want to hit hispanic too but am afraid it will stick and then I wont get surveys lol Maybe it would Increase my chances. It still pisses me off to answer it andddd I do know from trying that if you do NOT answer it it will not continue with the survey. American??? {{are you american/ yes are you white american/ yes are you white american hispanic?...are you spanish speaking american hispanic?....} sh** I better stop before i give them ideas lmao....
@pheonixstar1982 (2307)
• United States
20 Sep 08
I find it odd that when i say i am White/Caucasian they turn around and ask if i am Hispanic. Is there way i can be both am not aware of it???
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@oneidmnster (1384)
• United States
20 Sep 08
I've been trying to figure this out myself.Almost all surveys are doing this now.It doesn't make any sense.Maybe if we all start contacting the different survey sites and asking for their help in stopping this,it might help.Other than that,the only way to stop it is to boycott surveys and I make too much money with them to do that.Any ideas?
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
20 Sep 08
im making too much money too to challenge them.. lol
@Dday50627 (359)
• United States
19 Sep 08
You hit it!!!! I am so tired of filling that part out. I don't care if I tell them I am white. That's cool. What bothers the hell out of me is the fact that they ask me if I am hispanic speaking as if "I" am the one from another place or country. Does it matter if I am or not? What purpose does it serve to KNOW if I am hispanic or not? I guess I want to really know why it is there? Once we have said we are white or purple or green or whatever that should really be enough. The added question just pisses me OFF! smiles gently.... :)
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
19 Sep 08
it also makes me wonder if i chose it if it would limit me or if it makes any difference on qualifying at all.. the only thing i can think is maybe they need more Hispanics or maybe some how Hispanics were choosing something different that was more generalized instead of exact.. but that seems too silly to be a problem..
