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An official website of the United States government Here’s how you know (cid:0)    BACK TO TOPICS PAGE [/ACS/WWW/ABOUT/WHY-WE-ASK-EACH-QUES… We ask a question about the sex of each person to create statistics about males and females and to present other data, such as occupation, by sex. Local, state, tribal, and federal agencies use data about males and females to plan and fund government programs and evaluate other government programs and policies to ensure they fairly and equitably serve the needs of both populations. These statistics also help enforce laws, regulations, and policies against discrimination in government programs and in society. Your privacy concerns We use your confidential survey answers to create statistics like those in the results below and in the full tables that contain all th data—no one is able to figure out your survey answers from the statistics we produce. The Census Bureau is legally bound to strict confidentiality requirements. Individual records are not shared with anyone, including federal agencies and law enforcemen entities. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share respondents' answers with anyone, including companies, other federal agenci and law enforcement. Question as it appears on the form We ask one question about a person's sex to better understand demographic characteristics. (cid:0)    VIEW QUESTION Results from this question The results from this question are compiled to provide communities with important statistics to understand changing households and plan future services. You can see some of these published statistics here for the nation, states, and your community. United States Sex Ratio (Males per 100 Females) 98.0 [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2023.S0101] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Subject Tables: S0101 [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2023.S0101] Number of Men 164,545,087 [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP05] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles/Demographic Characteristics [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP05] Number of Women 167,842,453 [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP05] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles/Demographic Characteristics [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP05] Is this page helpful? ✕ Yes No Data about males and females help communities: Ensure Equal Opportunity We ask about sex in combination with information about housing, language spoken at home, employment, and education, to hel government and communities enforce laws, regulations, and policies against discrimination on the basis of sex. For example, da about males and females help enforce laws against discrimination based on sex in education programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance (Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972). Understand Changes Researchers, advocacy groups, and policymakers are interested in knowing whether people of different sex have the same opportunities in areas such as education, employment, and home ownership. For example, the National Science Foundation use data by sex to provide information on women in the science and engineering workforce, and several agencies use this data to investigate whether women, including women who are military veterans, have similar employment opportunities as men. History of the sex question The question about a person's sex originated with the 1790 Census. It was added to the ACS in 2005 when it replaced the decennial census long form. [https://acsdatacommunity.prb.org/] Is this page helpful? ✕ Yes No