Community Chat

[SilleeMee]

I believe they contact you by US mail only. They don't call you, text you or send you emails.

[Johnnyeager]

That's not correct;  this is from the US Census Bureau 

Some surveys send invitations via text message or email. You can verify an email or text message is from the Census Bureau by noting the email address or phone number from which the invitation was sent.

Several surveys, such as the American Time Use Survey, are conducted by phone. The Census Bureau uses publicly available telephone directories to call survey participants. Because we are contacting you on official government business, the Census Bureau is not subject to the “Do Not Call” list restrictions.

[dancingwoman]

I just asked my brother about this because he works for the Census Bureau...he said yes they are sending out these requests...it’s part of the health survey going on now...strictly voluntary..DW

[SilleeMee]

How does the CB get my email address and/or phone numbers??

[Kachina624]

The Navajo Nation lost millions in funding for infrastructure improvements because they couldn't  get their members to complete the Census forms.   Their president was on TV constantly pleading with them.  They government won't allocate funds to an isolated area without assurances that there are enough people to justify the expense. 

[ThinkingOutLoud]

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@Johnnyeager wrote:

Household Surveys are also conducted between the official Census count.

The information collected is used by dozens of federal agencies.

The Census Bureau does much, much more than the dicennial count for Congressional reapportionment.

If you don't want to participate in a Household Survey, don't. 

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Which is why I ignore their extra surveys/questions.

[ThinkingOutLoud]

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@ThinkingOutLoud wrote:

Well, if I get one, it will be ignored. Don't trust them one bit.

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@ThinkingOutLoud    This could very well have something to do with the allocation of supplies and equipment like vaccine and test kits in your community.  Why wouldn't you trust the US Census Bureau? 

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The reason for the census is to allocate reps for Congress - not medical supplies. As to your question - I'll leave that alone so the thread isn't poofed.

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They do much more than just count the population every 10 years.

https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/surveys-programs.html

https://www.census.gov/about/what.html

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Just because they do it doesn't change the fact that wasn't their intended purpose.

[chickenbutt]

The part that I'm wondering about is how they are getting peoples' email addresses and cell ph#s.  Do people put that sort of info on their census replies?

I can't even imagine doing that (nothing to do with them, but just in general I don't give out that info universally), although I do answer all the questions (on the actual census) that I feel are pertinent to the cause.

[Kachina624]

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@ThinkingOutLoud wrote:

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@Caffeina wrote:

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@ThinkingOutLoud wrote:

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@Kachina624 wrote:

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@ThinkingOutLoud wrote:

Well, if I get one, it will be ignored. Don't trust them one bit.

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@ThinkingOutLoud    This could very well have something to do with the allocation of supplies and equipment like vaccine and test kits in your community.  Why wouldn't you trust the US Census Bureau? 

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The reason for the census is to allocate reps for Congress - not medical supplies. As to your question - I'll leave that alone so the thread isn't poofed.

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They do much more than just count the population every 10 years.

https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/surveys-programs.html

https://www.census.gov/about/what.html

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Just because they do it doesn't change the fact that wasn't their intended purpose.

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@ThinkingOutLoud    They also removed the hitching posts and watering troughs from outside of the Capitol Building.  Times change. 

[dancingwoman]

@SilleeMee  I'm sure most info on us is all over the internet...I just did a search for my name...DH and our best friends names...the searches showed our tele numbers and in two places cell numbers...that was the free search...if you pay you can get more info...DW