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Redux 03-08-2010 01:53 PM
Not Publishers Clearinghouse....and
 
.. no, you dont have a chance to win $millions..but it does ultimately influence federal grants to your city/town.

Quote:
Dear Resident:

About one week from now, you will receive a 2010 Census form in the mail. When you receive your form, please fill it out and mail it in promptly. Your response is important. Results from the 2010 Census will be used to help each community get its fair share of government funds for highways, schools, health facilities, and many other programs you and your neighbors need. Without a complete, accurate census, your community may not receive its fair share. Thank you in advance for your help.

http://2010.census.gov/news/releases...ce-letter.html
See a sample form:
Fill it out..or the men in black will come knocking on your door. :eek:

xoxoxoBruce 03-08-2010 03:06 PM
I'll tell them 40 Negros live here. :p:


Got this in an email a short time ago.

Spexxvet 03-08-2010 04:29 PM
I love the "where, in the constitution..." questions. Where, in the constitution, does it say people can buy mangos? Where, in the constitution, does it say that you can prohibit porn shops from opening in your neighborhood. Where, in the constitution, does it say that the government can install stop signs at intersections? Where, in the constitution, does it say that roller coasters can travel upside down?

Answers from Jerry Day: No Answer!

classicman 03-08-2010 05:09 PM
I thought the census was to count the population.

Happy Monkey 03-08-2010 05:35 PM
They had gender and over/under 16 age demographics from the start (not to mention Indians and slaves); fine-tuned the age demographics by the second census, and started getting into occupation by the fourth, and disabilities by the fifth.

classicman 03-08-2010 06:21 PM
The Census 2010 will ask the following:

* Name
* Sex
* Age and date of birth
* Race (you may choose one or more races)
* Hispanic origin (considered an ethnicity, not a race)
* Relationship (How are the people in the household related to each other?)
* Housing tenure (Is the home owned or rented?)

This seems all fine to me, Whats all the buzz about this other form, the American Community Survey? Is that required as well?

squirell nutkin 03-08-2010 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Spexxvet (Post 639716)
I love the "where, in the constitution..." questions. Where, in the constitution, does it say people can buy mangos? Where, in the constitution, does it say that you can prohibit porn shops from opening in your neighborhood. Where, in the constitution, does it say that the government can install stop signs at intersections? Where, in the constitution, does it say that roller coasters can travel upside down?

Answers from Jerry Day: No Answer!
SUPPORT YOUR RIGHT TO ARM BEARS!!!

I demand the right to eat mangos upside down on a rollercoaster.

Pete Zicato 03-08-2010 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by squirell nutkin (Post 639735)
I demand the right to eat mangos upside down on a rollercoaster.
Not in Disneyland. Monster can tell you.

jinx 03-08-2010 08:04 PM
How much did it cost to send out the letters saying they were gonna send out the census forms soon? Apparently money just grows on trees now....

classicman 03-08-2010 08:08 PM
. . . and they killed trees to send them.

TheMercenary 03-08-2010 08:12 PM
It is a halmark of the new open check book method of operation. Get use to it. They will be back in another month or two to get their pound of your financial flesh.

kerosene 03-08-2010 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by classicman (Post 639741)
. . . and they killed trees to send them.
I hope it wasn't the money trees.

SamIam 03-08-2010 08:35 PM
What's the big deal? A company that does not take inventory soon goes out of business. The census is just an inventory of the country.

xoxoxoBruce 03-08-2010 08:49 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jinx (Post 639738)
How much did it cost to send out the letters saying they were gonna send out the census forms soon? Apparently money just grows on trees now....
Quote:
Census Bureau research shows that reaching out to respondents with an advance letter and reminder postcard if necessary can boost census mail-back rates and save money. For every 1 percent increase in households that respond by mail, taxpayers save about $85 million in operational costs associated with census takers going door to door to follow up with households that did not mail back the form.
I seem to remember the last census, 10 years ago, was pages and pages.
The one 5 years ago was too.

kerosene 03-08-2010 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by SamIam (Post 639748)
What's the big deal? A company that does not take inventory soon goes out of business. The census is just an inventory of the country.
I agree, it is not a huge deal, but I don't think of myself as a product...more as a citizen.


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