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Yessssss, and where do they get the phone numbers to call? Color me a *little* bit skeptical about just how random the calls are.

Do you even know anyone who has ever actually been called in their entire lives for this survey?

The administration and congress have a strong incentive to report just how truly wonderful thing are to their constituents.

[riverdawg]

I was surveyed once, back in the mid-70’s. The survey results are “noisy” but I don't think they are manipulated by the administration or Congress. The Census Bureau and the BLS are fiercely independent, sometimes to their peril.