Question

Joshua, an HR manager in a multinational firm, is recruiting employees for his firm. During the self-introduction stage, one of the interviewees, Martha, shares information about herself. In this case, which of the following information shared by Martha is a demographic characteristic?
She lives in manhattan T/F

Answer 1

Answer:

The statement is: True.

Explanation:

Demographic characteristics are those features that individuals such as gender, age, race, education level, income, occupation, and residence. These types of data are helpful for censuses or creating a database of the population of a given organization to have an idea of their diversity.

Thus, if Martha states she lives in Manhattan, she is providing information related to her residence, thus, she is giving demographic input for the recruiting process Joshua is conducting.

Answer 2

Answer: To answer this question, we must first add all the options.

A. She lives in Manhattan.

B. She believes in social service.

C. She is very creative when it comes to cooking.

D. She prefers to use electronic gadgets of only one particular brand.

The correct option is A. She lives in Manhattan.

Explanation:

Demography is the study of people's statistics. Such characteristics as age, race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, location, marital status, etc, are examples of demographic statistics.

Therefore, where Martha lives (Manhattan) is the correct option.