The phrase "asked about the degree" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when inquiring about someone's academic qualifications or the level of a particular subject or field of study.
Example: "During the interview, she asked about the degree that I obtained in engineering."
Alternatives: "inquired about the degree" or "questioned regarding the degree".
About 15 years later, study subjects were asked about the degree to which health problems or emotional troubles disrupted their work, socializing or simple chores.
So when you're asked about the degree you like Candidate X, you are not being asked if you would now feel better about having him move into your basement or serve as the best man in your wedding.
At follow-up, the patients had been routinely asked about the degree of improvement, current pain intensity, susceptibility to triggers, and side effects as part of standard medical care.
They were asked about the degree of pain: no, mild, or severe pain.
If they indicated that they did the activity, then they were asked about the degree of difficulty in doing it.
Family carers were asked about the degree of their relationship to the SMI patient and whether they were involved professionally in health care.
In 1992, we also asked about the degrees the participant had received (registered nurse, bachelors, masters, doctorate) and, for women who were married or widowed, the highest level of education that their husband completed (less than high school, some high school, high school graduate, college graduate, graduate school).
Ask about the degree of difficulty in locating the item.
One may ask about the degree of agreement we can expect from different labs and different platforms.
Although fairly brief (19 items), it asks only about function in the past four weeks and does not ask about the degree of distress related to symptoms.
Therefore it is recommended to GPs not only asking about the degree of burden, but also to ask whether the burden is perceived as a problem for the family caregiver.
