How To Answer Census Questions?

The Government's, 2010 Census is full of intrusive, information gathering, questions, will you obediently tell them what ever they want to no, or will you not answer the questions, when the census people come knocking?

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    I worked for the 2000 Census Bureau as an enumerator. Basically I ventured door-to-door in order to follow-up on people who did not fill out the original forms. I saw all kinds of things and was asked all kinds of paranoid questions; turned out that most people who did not answer really had something to hide. I was not there to report illegal aliens, or to determine if one paid their taxes; or even any illegal activities that I might have seen (doing so would have been illegal for an enumerator to do). It was a fun part-time job for a college kid. In other words, if you do not fill out the forms then a federal agent will come knocking on your door ;)

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Define intrusive information gathering questions. And how those questions differ from any previous census questions?

ConservativelyLiberal

The Government census is part and parcel of the Constitution. Many Conservatives make political hay about what is constitutional and what isn't. The Census is constitutional.

Moongrim

The answer above by High Shaman is not entirely true... fined "maybe" ($100 for not filling it out and $500 for lying on it, and by their own admission they claim they don't really enforce this)... but no one is jailed. If you research this you'll see that the last people actually prosecuted for this were in 1973. I don't mind abiding by the constitution (which asks for a headcount only), so in 2000 I simply filled out the first question, asking how many people lived in my home, and I mailed it back. Further investigation showed that during the 2000 census only 67% of the people responded and no one was prosecuted for not responding. BUT they may come to your door, leave you notes and call you numerous times before they finally give up! I'll respond the same way this time by giving them the number of people in my home and that's it! They can collect the $100 fine from me "IF" they decide to do that but at least I'll have the comfort of knowing that my personal information is not on their computer systems waiting to be stolen and/or abused by a disgruntled employee, hacker or on a laptop stolen from someone's home!

ximora

I actually know somebody that worked for the census and never left his house, just claimed he did. Personally, I would pretend like I'm not home, if I could get away with it, when they knock. I hate dealing with people asking questions... And Jehova's Witnesses.

Reapz

I will, as I did in 2000 provide the vital statistics and not answer those questions that are personal information.

tominhouston

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