Individual respondents in a repeated cross-sectional study ______.
A)must belong to the same cohort
B)must be part of the same population
C)are subject to measurement at more than one point in time
D)must belong to different populations

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In a repeated cross-sectional study, different individuals are sampled at different points in time. The purpose is to gather information about changes in the population over time. Therefore, individual respondents do not need to belong to the same cohort and can belong to different populations. However, the key feature of a repeated cross-sectional study is that the same measurements or indicators are used to assess each individual at each time point.

Individual Respondents in a Repeated Cross-Sectional Study ______