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doc03

(35,338 posts) Fri Mar 13, 2020, 10:00 PM Mar 2020

I got my census form today and filled it out

The only thing they are interested in is how many people in you house and what race they are.
Even if you are white they ask where your country of origin is like Germany, England, France.
I put European since I am mixed I guess. I have filled out the census forms before, they wanted to know
your education level, income and other questions. I guess now the race is all they care about.

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I got my census form today and filled it out (Original Post) doc03 Mar 2020 OP

Did mine too...easy apcalc Mar 2020 #1

The census questions vary every census csziggy Mar 2020 #2

Same here Welsh, English, Western Europe and doc03 Mar 2020 #3

apcalc

(4,465 posts)

1. Did mine too...easy

Reply to doc03 (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2020, 10:06 PM

Mar 2020

Here’s my remembrance:

Enter code provided...

Applicable address
Full Name( s)
Sex
Birthday (s) , age (s)

Who lives in your house all the time?
You live anywhere else?
Own , own with mortgage, rent?
Relation to those who live with you, if any?

Race of all the occupants

Maybe more, think that is it...yes...used to ask education, job, income...

csziggy

(34,136 posts)

2. The census questions vary every census

Reply to doc03 (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2020, 10:59 PM

Mar 2020

They have asked about race, with specifics, in the past. Maybe only in the more detailed questionnaires.

One time they asked on one about national origin. I answered Welsh-German-English. They actually called me about it and I explained that those were the three most prominent nationalities in my genealogy - there is also Scottish, French, and a pinch of Swedish. I think that was the 1980 census.

doc03

(35,338 posts)

3. Same here Welsh, English, Western Europe and

Reply to csziggy (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 13, 2020, 11:09 PM

Mar 2020

Baltic countries. I put European, they can call if that confuses them. I doubt if there are many Americans that are
pure blooded anything.

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