komponisto comments on 2013 Census/Survey: call for changes and additions - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Username 05 November 2013 08:33:19PM * 1 point [-]

Under Race, either add 'Mixed' or change 'Other' to 'Other/Mixed'
Under Degree, change 'What is your highest degree earned?' to 'What is your highest degree earned or in progress?'
Year of Singularity question - seems to imply that singularity has not already happened. Depends on your definition of singularity.
Calibration IQ - Can we calibrate to test score if we haven't taken a legit IQ test? Might be worth normalizing all IQ's/Tests to a percentile score.
Smoking - Change this question from 'Do you smoke cigarettes?' to 'How often do you smoke cigarettes?', to fit with the other substance questions.
Normalize time intervals on substance questions.
Would be curious to have a question on frequency of marijuana/other drug use.

Comment author: komponisto 07 November 2013 08:43:48AM 5 points [-]

Under Degree, change 'What is your highest degree earned?' to 'What is your highest degree earned or in progress?'

Instead of that, I would recommend two questions: "What is your highest degree earned?" and "What is your highest degree attempted or in progress?"