Census Bureau Survey?

**Cabaiguan Juan** · 10-30-2008, 08:18 AM

I recieved one of these yesterday. Anyone else recieve one?

**DeeDubya** · 10-30-2008, 11:59 AM

Yes, they only mail these to distinguished VIP's who smoke cigars. We should all be getting one.

Basil's thinking, "let's see, I'm not exactly sure how many kids I have".

**craig** · 10-30-2008, 03:23 PM

Which survey? The American Community survey?

**Cabaiguan Juan** · 10-30-2008, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by craig

Which survey? The American Community survey?

Yes, but A) how do you know about it being from Canada and B) are there other surveys?

**craig** · 10-30-2008, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by Cabaiguan Juan

Yes, but A) how do you know about it being from Canada and B) are there other surveys?

A) I guessed the ACS because it is the survey that an American is most likely to receive.
The ACS is a huge survey that replaces the long form in the 2010 Census. There are a number of potential quirks with such a survey, and there is great international interest to see how it will work out.
B) The USBC conducts many other surveys, e.g., the Current Population Survey, which gives the unemployment rate There's a list on the USBC website. As well, there is a tool (which I have not used) that lets you make information from many surveys, including the ACS: http://dataferrett.census.gov/

**WOXOF** · 10-30-2008, 11:29 PM

I received one a while back. I took my time filling it out. Damn fuggers sent me like 3 reminders and even a replacement survey trying to get me to hurry up and send it back.

**wild** · 10-31-2008, 03:43 AM

Nope, guess I don't exist. Now to get the taxman to think like that.

**basil** · 10-31-2008, 07:36 AM

Originally Posted by DeeDubya

Yes, they only mail these to distinguished VIP's who smoke cigars. We should all be getting one.

Basil's thinking, "let's see, I'm not exactly sure how many kids I have".

Hey!!

**Diesel Grinch** · 10-31-2008, 07:45 AM

Originally Posted by DeeDubya

Yes, they only mail these to distinguished VIP's who smoke cigars. We should all be getting one.

Basil's thinking, "let's see, I'm not exactly sure how many kids I have".

Originally Posted by basil

Hey!!

You can not get someone pregnant doing what he does.

DG

**ashauler** · 10-31-2008, 07:47 AM

Originally Posted by Cabaiguan Juan

Yes, but A) how do you know about it being from Canada and B) are there other surveys?

Originally Posted by craig

A) I guessed the ACS because it is the survey that an American is most likely to receive.
The ACS is a huge survey that replaces the long form in the 2010 Census. There are a number of potential quirks with such a survey, and there is great international interest to see how it will work out.
B) The USBC conducts many other surveys, e.g., the Current Population Survey, which gives the unemployment rate There's a list on the USBC website. As well, there is a tool (which I have not used) that lets you make information from many surveys, including the ACS: http://dataferrett.census.gov/

In short, the guy is a statistician.