You Are Coding a Survey That Asks the Question "Please

Multiple Choice

You are coding a survey that asks the question "Please tell us your age: _____",where the respondent fills in the blank with a number corresponding to his or her age. The best way to code this information is

A) using narrow categories,such as the following: Under 18,19-21,22-25,26-29,30-33,etc.
B) recording the actual age.
C) using broad categories,such as the following: Under 20,20-29,30-39,40-49,etc.
D) None of these are correct.
E) All of these are correct.