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Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research

Legal Sex

Definition

A person's biological or reassigned sex as printed on legal documents.

Categories include Female (F), Male (M), Another Legal Sex (X), undisclosed (U).

Definition provided by the Data Guidelines for Legal Sex and Gender, endorsed by the Data Governance Council Feb 20, 2024 and published at https://uwmadison.box.com/s/8m8ibkv81kxbmkl5ijafbpkm2onicnms

Data Cookbook URL (requires authorization)
https://uwmadison.datacookbook.com/institution/terms/292835/versions/371411
Data Domain(s)
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Synonyms
Sex
Classification
Restricted
Data Systems
HRS/EPM, Other, SIS

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