CookieZenmilk

anyone else receive the American Community Survey from the US Census Bureau? "your response is required by law". i didn't think it was real, but apparently it is. it took 40 minutes to fill it out online. it went to random households. it asked questions about housing, mortgage cost, how i heat my house, how much electricity cost per month, my job, how i got to the job, how long it took to commute. asked about health insurance. the info is used to decide where to local new highways, schools, hospitals, etc. i guess i should be excited that i was chosen. i didn't feel it was invasive at all. it's confidential. so i did my civic duty and answered all questions.

QuiltnLady1

I had not heard about the survey before, but I checked and found out about it. I did not get one, but we have had to fill out the long form of the census a couple of times and some of the information asked was very similar to what you talked about. The demographics information is very important to cities and states.

roguequilter

the story ....

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/20/su...rvey.html?_r=0

ManiacQuilter2

I only remember the US Census a couple of times.

Wintersewer

That article was dated May of 2012, so apparently it was not eliminated....a dead issue now.

lynnie

In 2000, I did the census. you had to take a test before being hired. Salary back then was about $18.75, if I remember well. It was fun because it was a between the other jobs, done at all hours of the day. That has probably gone along the wayside now, everything is computerized. Some people I had were short forms and some were long forms. I guess you got a long form.

nativetexan

Ha, ha. Didn't get that, but stopped doing business with my Electric company's co-horts that serviced things in my home. Too many personal questions. They said if I didn't give them this info, they might not be able to continue to do business with me. Right they were!!

Barbshobbies

Didn`t get one, and really glad, as I am more interested in our retirement insurance. I`m wondering if they have a spy in my house. We got a phone call be cause I missed 2 pills. ( really I was just late picking them up because hubby was ill) Any way they called and wanted to know if they could come out and help me remember to take them, with some kind of plan. I have them all in pill trays, don`t how they could do better. Then they called I should change to a diiferent pill, that I may like better than one I was taking ,and it may be cheaper! So I asked my Dr. and was told the ones they suggested may have more side effects. So I ordered them, but never found out about side effects, as they were very expensive and the ins. company didn`t cover them. I guess it was cheaper for them.

ekuw

Haven't received it this year, but yes, I have received it TWICE! It is very lengthy. I too figured since I was selected I would do my civic duty, but the information asked for is very personal and specific.

Sandygirl

Big Brother is real!
Sandy