Not Publishers Clearinghouse....and

03-08-2010, 01:53 PM

.. no, you dont have a chance to win $millions..but it does ultimately influence federal grants to your city/town.

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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.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-08-2010, 03:06 PM

I'll tell them 40 Negros live here.

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!

squirell nutkin · 03-08-2010, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

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

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

Not in Disneyland. Monster can tell you.

Spexxvet · 03-09-2010, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squirell nutkin

SUPPORT YOUR RIGHT TO ARM BEARS!!!

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

While reading porn and driving through an intersection.

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?

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....

xoxoxoBruce · 03-08-2010, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jinx

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....

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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.

03-08-2010, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I seem to remember the last census, 10 years ago, was pages and pages.
The one 5 years ago was too.

They changed to a short form this year....with the longer form (now called the American Community Survey) sent to a small percentage of the population on a rotating basis throughout the decade.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-08-2010, 10:11 PM

That must have been what I got both times. The second time, 5 years ago, they wanted too much information and I refused the bitch ringing my doorbell every day for two weeks. Then her supervisor by phone for two weeks, then his supervisor for two months by mail.

jinx · 03-09-2010, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman

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?)

Don't forget
* phone number.

classicman · 03-09-2010, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jinx

Don't forget
* phone number.

Oh they'll get a phone number all right - but i certainly won't be mine
<looks for Jims cell #>

03-08-2010, 03:06 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'll tell them 40 Negros live here. Got this in an email a short time ago. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 03-08-2010 at 03:14 PM.

03-08-2010, 04:29 PM	#3
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	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! __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

03-08-2010, 05:09 PM	#7
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I thought the census was to count the population. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-08-2010, 05:35 PM	#8
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	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. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-08-2010, 06:21 PM	#9
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	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? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-08-2010, 08:04 PM	#10
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	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.... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

03-08-2010, 10:11 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That must have been what I got both times. The second time, 5 years ago, they wanted too much information and I refused the bitch ringing my doorbell every day for two weeks. Then her supervisor by phone for two weeks, then his supervisor for two months by mail. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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