Recieved our census today

[pigletgirl]

Yep, mine came today as well. I will fill it out in the morning and get it sent.

 

[bumbershoot]

I guess I'm confused on why he didn't want to let you do it. Will his answers be different than yours?

FWIW, my husband wanted to all sit together as a family and fill it out. I do not know why, but it made him feel all warm and fuzzy inside to do that...maybe her husband just wants to be part of filling it out for some reason only understandable to him...

Ok! So now I realized after reading another post that I filled it out wrong! DH is deployed but i marked him as living with us but living somewhere else sometimes. Will they send a worker out to my house? I was just not thinking straight seeing as he just deployed last week my mind is not with me!

Mine said that if they have questions, they'll call...

 

[WeLoveLilo05]

I received 2 in the mail
One addressed to
2 "Beach Complex Lane" (the name of our apartment complex)
Unit 21

the other addressed to
1000 Route 37 (which is where our complex is located and the mailing address we use)
APT 21

so now I am confused lol

 

[ChristmasElf]

Does anyone know why they want to know if you own your home and/or have a mortgage? I'm just curious about that. DH filled ours out today.

I believe that question serves to get a general idea of how many people own versus rent. If you look back at early 1900's census' not only was the census taker asking that question, but was also asking how much you paid each month as well. They also used to ask how many years of school each person had and if you could read and write.

 

[nuttylawprofessor]

I don't think they're doing a long-form anymore. They have a separate entity, something like the American Survey that asks the more detailed questions. They send those forms out every month, every year. I think they're trying to make the case for using sampling for the count rather than attempting to actually count each person the way we've been doing it.

My favorite newspaper story this morning was the guy complaining about filling out the personal info on the census. Using the info he gave to the newspaper and google, I was able to get all of his highly sensitive personal info he didn't want the government to have. People crack me up.

 

[DisneyCruiser83]

We got ours yesterday and I just put it in the mail. I filled out the first question (how many people live in your house) and left the rest blank. We had room for the information of 8 people. But, we did not need them.

 

[golfgal]

We have two homes right now. One is vacant and for sale, the other we occupy. I know we can't fill out both but the form says it's a crime to NOT complete it. I'll look it over in a couple of days to see if there is an out or spot to say this home is vacant.

Having a second home shouldn't be an issue. Fill it our according to the house you will live in on April 1st.

We got ours and filled it out right away, short form. In 1990 we got the long form, there were a LOT of questions on that.

For all of you that won't fill it out completely, THANKS, that just leaves more money for the rest of us .

 

[blana]

So has anyone else NOT gotten theirs yet?

 

[dis2cruise]

got mine on Monday, mailed out Tuesday.

 

[allison443]

they are asking more personal questions........the name and relationship of everyone in your house, your birthdate, the birthdate of your kids, if you own your house or rent..........
anyway, I am also against it, but I explained my reasons in the other thread, it has more to do with more private info being out there when it isn't needed.

All that information is on your tax return, isn't it? I mean your kids' birthdates, ownership of home if you deduct mortgage interest, etc.

 

[npmommie]

All that information is on your tax return, isn't it? I mean your kids' birthdates, ownership of home if you deduct mortgage interest, etc.

yes you are right, and like I said in the other thread, this is just ONE MORE database of information that can be compromised or hacked into.

I have had my personal info given out by government agencies that are supposed to protect it. including giving out my social security number in error to multiple people, I have had a fraud alert on my credit reports for at least a year now because of this.

it is not a good feeling to know your info is in hands it should not be in.
til it happens to you , you don't know what it feels like, and there isn't anything you can do but be proactive and keep an eye on yourself.

that is why I am not filling it out completely.

 

[allison443]

yes you are right, and like I said in the other thread, this is just ONE MORE database of information that can be compromised or hacked into.

I have had my personal info given out by government agencies that are supposed to protect it. including giving out my social security number in error to multiple people, I have had a fraud alert on my credit reports for at least a year now because of this.

it is not a good feeling to know your info is in hands it should not be in.
til it happens to you , you don't know what it feels like, and there isn't anything you can do but be proactive and keep an eye on yourself.

that is why I am not filling it out completely.

Thanks for explaining. I didn't see the other thread where this was talked about.

 

[sbell111]

We have two homes right now. One is vacant and for sale, the other we occupy. I know we can't fill out both but the form says it's a crime to NOT complete it. I'll look it over in a couple of days to see if there is an out or spot to say this home is vacant.

Just write in 'vacant' on the form and your phone number in case they have a question.

I received 2 in the mail
One addressed to
2 "Beach Complex Lane" (the name of our apartment complex)
Unit 21

the other addressed to
1000 Route 37 (which is where our complex is located and the mailing address we use)
APT 21

so now I am confused lol

Write in 'Duplicate' and the other address and your phone number on one of the forms.

We got ours yesterday and I just put it in the mail. I filled out the first question (how many people live in your house) and left the rest blank. We had room for the information of 8 people. But, we did not need them.

Someone will no doubt be knocking on your door. Thanks for wasting my tax dollars.

yes you are right, and like I said in the other thread, this is just ONE MORE database of information that can be compromised or hacked into.

I have had my personal info given out by government agencies that are supposed to protect it. including giving out my social security number in error to multiple people, I have had a fraud alert on my credit reports for at least a year now because of this.

it is not a good feeling to know your info is in hands it should not be in.
til it happens to you , you don't know what it feels like, and there isn't anything you can do but be proactive and keep an eye on yourself.

that is why I am not filling it out completely.

My data was in a laptop that wandered away from DoD a few years ago, so I know what it's like to have my info get into the wrong person's hands. Still, I don't see a problem with the info that I was asked for on the census form. After all, this is the info being collected:

• Name.
• Sex.
• Age/birth date.
• Hispanic ethnicity.
• Race.
• Relationship to the person filling out the form.
• Other residence

None of this stuff is confidential.

 

[disney1990]

All that information is on your tax return, isn't it? I mean your kids' birthdates, ownership of home if you deduct mortgage interest, etc.

This information is NOT shared with the Census Bureau. And, any information that you give to the Census Bureau cannot be released for 72 years to any other government agency. Birthdates provide a map of the age of our citizens and what services they will need in the future. How many schools, how many senior centers, what new roads, etc. Just giving the number of residents doesn't really give them enough information.

From the Census site:

The 2010 Census will help communities receive more than $400 billion in federal funds each year for things like:

* Hospitals
* Job training centers
* Schools
* Senior centers
* Bridges, tunnels and other-public works projects
* Emergency services

The data collected by the census also help determine the number of seats your state has in the U.S. House of Representatives.

 

[angie@dvcstore]

It was so easy and simple it tock about 5-7mins to fill out very easy

 

[VillageMama]

None of this stuff is confidential.

But all of it should be voluntary.

 

[allison443]

This information is NOT shared with the Census Bureau. And, any information that you give to the Census Bureau cannot be released for 72 years to any other government agency. Birthdates provide a map of the age of our citizens and what services they will need in the future. How many schools, how many senior centers, what new roads, etc. Just giving the number of residents doesn't really give them enough information.

From the Census site:

The 2010 Census will help communities receive more than $400 billion in federal funds each year for things like:

* Hospitals
* Job training centers
* Schools
* Senior centers
* Bridges, tunnels and other-public works projects
* Emergency services

The data collected by the census also help determine the number of seats your state has in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Yes, I realize that. I was just wondering why it seems like some people don't want to give this information to the "government" when they already give it out at tax time.