Data on ethnicity, gender, and age used by governments and businesses to make decisions?

• A. Economic Data
• B. Meteorological Data
• C. Agricultural Data
• D. Census Data

Answer: (D)

Demographic data describe characteristics of people, like ethnicity, gender, and age, which help explain how a population is composed and how resources or services should be planned. Governments rely on this information to plan programs, allocate funds, and ensure representation, while many businesses use the same data for market research and targeting. The dataset that systematically collects these demographic attributes across the population is the census, making it the best fit for describing decisions based on who people are and how old they are.

Economic data track money, production, and income rather than personal traits. Meteorological data are about weather and climate. Agricultural data focus on farming and land use.