W
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- Jan 1, 1970
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Just got my first edition of Census bureau's new survey titled
"The American Community Survey" which is 24 pages long.
They estimate the average time to complete the form is 38 minutes.
On pages 2 and 3 are entries for names and ages of 1-12 persons
in the household.
Pages 4,5,6,7, are household questions about type of residence,
age of building, when you moved in, how many agricultural products
were sold, how many rooms in the house, bedrooms, etc.
Then they want to know if the building has running water or not,
is there a flush toilet, telephone service, how many cars are in the
driveway, and what kind of fuel is used for heating; wood, coal, gas,
ect. or no fuel at all. And the cost of the fuel.
Next, they want to know how many food stamps you received last
year, and the value of your property and other financial information
loans, mortgages, options to buy, rent, insurance, taxes, ect.
Next, they want to know the main reason why anybody lives at
this address? Possible answers are; permanent address, seasonal,
to be close to work, to attend school, looking for a permanent
address, other (please specify).
That's the first 6 pages. Then comes 15 pages of personal
questions for each of 5 persons (3 pages each). There are no
personal questions for persons 6 through 12. Probably too much
waste of paper. Pages 22 and 23 are completely blank.
Are you a Citizen of the US ?
When did you come to live in the US?
What is your ethnic origin?
Do you speak a language other than English?
Have you lived here more than 1 year?
What kind of work do you do?
Where do you work?
What time do you leave for work?
How do you get there?
How long does it take to get to work?
Do you have disabilities ?
Have you given birth in the last year?
Do you have any grandchildren?
Have you served in the Military?
Did you have a job last week?
Are you looking for work?
How much is your income?
Do you have other income such as dividends,
social security, etc.
Is it really necessary for the Census Bureau
to ask all these personal questions, or is
it none of their business, and these quiz
sheets can be thrown in the trash, or returned
to sender?
-Bill
"The American Community Survey" which is 24 pages long.
They estimate the average time to complete the form is 38 minutes.
On pages 2 and 3 are entries for names and ages of 1-12 persons
in the household.
Pages 4,5,6,7, are household questions about type of residence,
age of building, when you moved in, how many agricultural products
were sold, how many rooms in the house, bedrooms, etc.
Then they want to know if the building has running water or not,
is there a flush toilet, telephone service, how many cars are in the
driveway, and what kind of fuel is used for heating; wood, coal, gas,
ect. or no fuel at all. And the cost of the fuel.
Next, they want to know how many food stamps you received last
year, and the value of your property and other financial information
loans, mortgages, options to buy, rent, insurance, taxes, ect.
Next, they want to know the main reason why anybody lives at
this address? Possible answers are; permanent address, seasonal,
to be close to work, to attend school, looking for a permanent
address, other (please specify).
That's the first 6 pages. Then comes 15 pages of personal
questions for each of 5 persons (3 pages each). There are no
personal questions for persons 6 through 12. Probably too much
waste of paper. Pages 22 and 23 are completely blank.
Are you a Citizen of the US ?
When did you come to live in the US?
What is your ethnic origin?
Do you speak a language other than English?
Have you lived here more than 1 year?
What kind of work do you do?
Where do you work?
What time do you leave for work?
How do you get there?
How long does it take to get to work?
Do you have disabilities ?
Have you given birth in the last year?
Do you have any grandchildren?
Have you served in the Military?
Did you have a job last week?
Are you looking for work?
How much is your income?
Do you have other income such as dividends,
social security, etc.
Is it really necessary for the Census Bureau
to ask all these personal questions, or is
it none of their business, and these quiz
sheets can be thrown in the trash, or returned
to sender?
-Bill