A neighbor informed me a lady from the census came by the other day and since I wasn't home, she asked him a few questions about me.
Now he told me all he told her was my first name and he pronounced (to the best of his ability) my family name. I come from a Polish house hold and my family name is pronounced very differently from the way its spelled and via a versa.
He basically told her 1 person in the house and that's about it.
What I want to know is (and I can't find it ANYWHERE on the net), what exactly are the 10 questions asked for on the 2010 census? What is it a big secret until one is approuched by a census worker?
I remember the 2000 census and the questions this dude asked were very intrusive to say the least. This guy was asking how much money I made, what my socialist insecurity number was, if I was married, how many kids, bla, bla, bla?
My father was alive then and living with me and he started to answer these questions. I went into the house and got my camera and came back out and took pictures of this dude and informed him there were only two male living at the house and for him to depart.
He did and that was the end if it until now.
I haven't received anything in the mail concerning the U.S. census and before I get cornered by anyone claiming to be a census worker I want to know exactly what I'm up against. So does anyone know what the hell are these questions are?
“2010 census short-form questions
April 29, 2010|By Diane C. Lade, Sun Sentinel
Ten questions are included in the 2010 census short form, which will be asked by census takers going door to door beginning Saturday. Some questions require respondents to pick from multiple choices.
Questions 5 through 10 must be answered for each person in the household.
Question 1: How many people were living or staying in this house, apartment or mobile home April 1, 2010?
Question 2: Were there any additional people staying here April 1, 2010, who you did not include in Question 1? (Choices include roommates, relatives, newborns and others.)
Question 3: Is this house, apartment or mobile home owned by you or someone in this household with a mortgage or loan? Owned by you or someone in this household free and clear? Rented? Occupied without payment or rent?
Question 4: What is your telephone number?
Question 5: Please provide information for each person living here. Start with a person living here who owns or rents this house, apartment or mobile home. If the owner or renter lives elsewhere, start with any adult living here. This will be person 1.
What is person 1’s name?
Question 6: What is person 1’s sex?
Question 7: What is person 1’s age and what is person 1’s date of birth?
Question 8: Is person 1 of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin?
Question 9: What is person 1’s race?
Question 10: Does person 1 sometimes live or stay somewhere else? (Choices include college or military housing, a nursing home and others).”