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Almost none of that is asked on an application except the degree date. All of the above would be a fucking nightmare for HR. You really think employers are dumb enough to ask questions that could lead to discrimination lawsuits?!

After you are hired, the forms ask:

• Gender and race (you forgot race!): Employers need this for mandatory Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) reporting.
• Alcohol and drugs: Only for a very few positions, government, security and the like. Perhaps you were filling out a Form 4473 to buy a gun and got confused?
• Arrested and convicted of a crime: Imagine an employee getting raped and the employer having to say, "We had no idea!" I've been arrested shitloads of times, no convictions, no problem. Also, I'm betting you can say "no" for misdemeanor convictions, no one gives a shit unless the job requires a security clearance. And if you think standard hiring invades your privacy, oh boy.
• Military: Various laws to protect vets require the employer to know this for benefits, accommodations, etc., same for spouse. Also an EEO thing.
• Government work: Never seen this, but I imagine it's like any employer, "Ever worked for us before?"

You made some of that up out of thin air and didn't understand the rest. And here ya got 61 upvotes from people taking all that at face value. Be better.

SOURCE: Worked IT for an employment firm with 200 employers. Designed and posted hiring forms, hiring data and onboarding at two places. Learned more about hiring than I ever wanted to know.