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Before you can set your diversity goals, it's important to understand what diversity looks like at your organization. If you don't yet have this data, you can capture it through an anonymous survey. We recommend including diversity questions alongside any other engagement or culture surveys you might be doing so they are naturally included. The survey should be voluntary and anonymous, and it should use that treats your employees with dignity, respect, and fairness. As you are sharing the survey with your team, you can emphasize that the diversity questions are included to better understand the current representation of the team and more accurately set goals for improvement. It's helpful to remind the team that results will remain anonymous and not be used for any purpose other than DEI initiatives.

When writing your survey—or, for that matter, any time you talk about diversity—it's important to use inclusive terms. When asking about specific disabilities, use affirmative terms such as visually impaired, neurodiverse individuals, or people who use a wheelchair, instead of negative terms such as blind, autistic, or wheelchair-bound. This is known as person-first language: terminology that puts the human being before the disability or condition. It emphasizes the value and worth of the individual by recognizing each as a person instead of a condition. When asking about gender, the default demographic options have long been male and female, but today, the biological implications of those terms are increasingly considered exclusionary. Instead, use women or men, which is more inclusive of transgender people. You should also provide additional response options like nonbinary or gender nonconforming. This will give you a more holistic view of your organization and where you stand in terms of gender diversity. It also sends a signal to candidates that the organization knows how to adapt to changing times and wants to be an inclusive workplace for all. For a fuller discussion of these terms, see Chapter 3.

To get the fullest possible picture of your organization, be sure to go beyond the usual questions about gender, disability, veteran status, and race. First-generation immigrants, refugees, formerly incarcerated individuals, and LGBTQ+ are among the communities that continue to face discrimination in the workforce. Including them in your survey will empower individuals from these communities to participate and feel included. It's important to remember that some people may not identify with a particular group or may not be comfortable responding, so offering individuals the opportunity not to respond or to select “other” is key.

Example diversity survey

Survey questions	Response options
What is your gender identity?	Man Woman Nonbinary Gender nonconforming I prefer not to respond Other (please specify)
Which of the following best describes your sexual orientation?	Heterosexual or Straight Queer Asexual I prefer not to respond Other (please specify)
What is your racial or ethnic identification? (select all that apply)	American Indian or Alaska Native Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Asian Black or African American Hispanic or Latino White or Caucasian Two or more races Other (please specify) Prefer not to respond
Here we loosely define disability as having been diagnosed with one or more of the following: sensory impairment (e.g., vision or hearing), mobility impairment, learning impairment (e.g., ADHD, dyslexia), mental health disorder, or other impairment.	I am a person with disability Other (please specify) Prefer not to respond
Please check one of the answers: If applicable, please indicate your veteran status:	I am not a Veteran Disabled Veteran Special Disabled Veteran Armed Forces Services Medal Veteran Other (please specify) Prefer not to respond
Are you a parent?	Yes No Prefer not to respond
What is your age?	<18 18–25 26–33 34–41 42–49 50-5960-6970+ Prefer not to respond
What is the highest level of education you have completed?	High school diploma 1–3 years of college, no degree obtained Bachelor's degree Some graduate school Graduate degree PhD Prefer not to respond
Do you identify with any of the following communities?	Refugee or immigrant First generation Formerly incarcerated community Neurodiverse community Older, experienced worker community Other (Please specify)