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Should an ORM check "Do not consent" for the ethnicity box?

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boblawlob

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Should an ORM check "Do not consent" for the ethnicity box?

Post by boblawlob » Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:10 am

Any anecdotes that doing so would hurt you?
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dingbat

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Re: Should an ORM check "Do not consent" for the ethnicity box?

Post by dingbat » Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:28 am

It just seems like a dumb thing to do:

Please give me a boost because I'm a minority, but I refuse to disclose whether or not I'm a minority
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stillwater

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Re: Should an ORM check "Do not consent" for the ethnicity box?

Post by stillwater » Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:35 am

I can guarantee one thing: it will have the same effect as checking the box that makes you an "ORM"
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Re: Should an ORM check "Do not consent" for the ethnicity box?

Post by oaken » Mon Jan 07, 2013 2:20 pm

It already does, it's called not answering
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