The following four questions appeared on a survey.Which of the questions is(are)a contingency question? Q1: Are you married? (Yes,No) Q2: How old was your spouse on his/her last birthday? Q3: What is your spouse's current employment status? Q4: What is your current employment status?
A)Q1 is a contingency question and the rest are not.
B)Q1,Q2,and Q3 are contingency questions and Q4 is not.
C)Q2,and Q3 are contingency questions and Q1 and Q4 are not.
D)Q2,Q3,and Q4 are contingency questions and Q1 is not.
E)Q1,Q2,Q3,and Q4 are contingency questions.

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A contingency question is one whose answer depends on the response to a previous question. Q1 is not a contingency question as it does not depend on any previous response. Q2 and Q3 are contingency questions as their answers depend on the response to Q1. Q4 is not a contingency question as it does not depend on any previous response. Therefore, the best choice is C, as it correctly identifies Q2 and Q3 as contingency questions and the other questions as non-contingency questions.

The Following Four Questions Appeared on a Survey