I don't want to fill it out, there's too many personal questions. Maybe I'll just put fake answers.

Do we all get the same thing? I didn't find anything overly personal in mine. It was basically what ethnicity are you, what color are you and how many folk are shackin up at your house.

We all get the same thing. I had to help my Dad fill out his,and his was the same as mine. I did'nt think that the questions were all that personal.
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Yep, about a week and half after I received it.

I consider name, date of birth, and gender too personal. I never fill out that stuff, and I don't like questions about race/ethnicity either. Basically I think the entire Census is too nosy. I'm just gonna make shit up. All I really care about is that I'm counted as a body for subway planning. They don't need to know my gender, age, or race for that.


But who wrote the questions? Number 10 doesn't even make grammatical sense:

Does Person 1 live or stay somewhere else?

And then one option is: For Another Reason.

jone70 said:

Those questions are simply to cover duplication.


Does Person 1 live or stay somewhere else?

Is useful for folks like my X and I. We are both filling in the census and both mentioned our children... ( It wasn't a group project.)

Does Person 1 live or stay somewhere else?

Perhaps someone stays in your location but also spends time at another relatives through out part of the year. IE. ones elderly mother.

Perhaps you are taking it a little to seriously as to your personal details. There will be millions upon millions and your details are bond to be unremarkable over all. By referring to subway planning you get the gist of it..

jone70 said:

You consider knowing your gender too personal? You must wear a burka to work every day.

sextonseven said:

By itself, I suppose knowing one's gender is innocuous enough, but when combined with date of birth and whether one lives with others, and the relationship to those others, it can reveal a lot. (e.g. married with kids, single mother, a lonely old maid, shackin' up with someone of the same or opposite sex) All that stuff is none of the government's business, imo.

Yup, I sure did. The funny thing is, on the day that I sent it back, I got a postcard reminding me to fill it out and send it in. The census for me was pretty easy. I think it only took me 5 minutes tops to fill it out.

Nothinbutjoy said:

Really? They come to your house if you don't send it in? Eeeek!

psychodelicide said:

thats exactly what i will be doing...

peb319 said:

I get a card asking if I wanted to do this,but I am to shy to go to strangers houses.

peb319 said:

The census taker positions seemed to pay pretty well, from what I read.

EmeraldSkies said:

Me too . Plus, you never know what kind of person is going to be answering the door. I worry about safety all the time.

They act like the world is gonna end if everyone isnt counted. Lord Jesus.

I did mine....now I gotta do my taxes!

Of course I filled mine out immediately.
If we don't know how big our community is then how will we know how big our strip clubs need to be!

they has released us into the field..
if you didnt return it we will be seeing you soon!!!!!

^^

jone70 said:

like the govt don't already know all this shit about you