Bates and DeMaio note that there are obstacles to constructing a single Census form that would recognize same-sex unions.Which of the following do they find especially problematic?
A)Many workers who administer the Census have moral objections to identifying same-sex couples as being legally married.
B)Reformatting the survey to include additional response choices is too expensive.
C)The legal status of same-sex unions varies by state.
D)The majority of same-sex couples find the institution of marriage too restrictive and so refuse to refer to themselves as "married" even when they are in a committed relationship.

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Bates and DeMaio note that one of the obstacles to constructing a single Census form that would recognize same-sex unions is that the legal status of same-sex unions varies by state. This means that different states have different laws regarding the recognition of same-sex unions, which could make it difficult to clearly define and identify same-sex couples on a national Census form. The other options (A, B, and D) are either not mentioned or are not emphasized as being most problematic in the article.

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