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The ACS asks respondents to share their race, age, income, whether or not they have health insurance, and other personal information as well. These types of questions may seem intrusive to some respondents. Why, according to a sociological perspective, is it important to collect this type of information? Give a specific example of how sociologists might use this type of data to learn more about the population.

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