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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWelp - I finally got around to submitting my Census 2020 info
Too easy.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)some questions about the accuracy.
jpak
(41,758 posts)TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)I've worked the decennial years ago, and other ongoing surveys. There is a significant number of people who either can't be bothered or genuinely believe none of this is the government's business. And there's always a few who see it as a game and give phony answers.
If you knock on a door and someone answers, I believe you will get more accurate answers than if someone just clicks a website. Note, I have no proof of this, just observations over years of dealing with people. Besides, we have always had small armies of canvassers out looking for living quarters, but I haven't heard how that affects non-personal interviews. And there are always language problems.
We have some excellent statisticians who try to account for all this and get accurate counts, but while sampling may reduce some errors, it can produce others.
jpak
(41,758 posts)I had to use gloves and sanitizer to remove it.
It pissed me off
Mystery sage
(576 posts)jpak
(41,758 posts)Not heard of any security issues
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)data is encrypted and spread over many of them. Any data we can get out hands we cannot divulge under penalty of s $500,000 fine and jail time.
We are also prohibited from answering any questions from the IRS, FBI, Homeland Security or any other agency.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,855 posts)Not as long as you, but it all counts the same.
A large percentage of people hadn't completed it yet, just a few weeks ago.
The question about a specific ethnicity -- "English" or whatever -- seemed unusual!
I suppose that I could've left it blank? (The box under the main "race" categories.) I filled it out anyway, since I previously forked over money to verify that stuff with DNA testing.
jimfields33
(15,809 posts)Whens it due. I am getting taxes done the 1st of July. I always wait to the last minute on everything.
jpak
(41,758 posts)You do need to have the 12 digit code on your doorknob hanger though