My mom is on the phone with the Census Bureau

[RevolutionaryActs]

Dude, they're nosy. :o




My mom is hilarious though:

"Is this for real?"

pause

"Yeah, I know. I don't really tust anyone anymore since George Bush is in power."

[MissB]

1. Were they too lazy to send a real person?

[RevolutionaryActs]

3. They came when we weren't home, left a flyer thing on our door.

[democracyindanger]

2. Did they ask her for her SS number?

'Cause that'd be a bad thing.

[RevolutionaryActs]

4. Nope.

Not yet anyway.


My mom is saying 'no reply' to a lot of their questions. Plus is showed up as "Census Bureau" on our caller ID, so I'm assuming it's safe? :shrug:

[havocmom]

5. Why are they calling? This is not a census year

Be damned careful who you give info to. I would not do it over the phone AT ALL! Get it in writing, get IDs from the people asking questions.

I worked for the Census in 2000 and, yeah the long form questions are sort odd, but I wouldn't just take someone's word for it over the phone!

[RevolutionaryActs]

6. It is here.

They came by one day when weren't home, left a flyer on our door.

[havocmom]

7. Is your state contesting the findings of the last census?

Sometimes that happens and they redo it. But otherwise, it is every 10 years and it's only been six years.

I still would make a call officials and make sure it is legit before I would answer questions over the phone to a stranger. Too easy to print stuff (flyers) up at home in this day & age.

[RevolutionaryActs]

8. The caller ID said "Census Bureau"

Which would be hard to fake, right?


Now you're making me paranoid.

[CottonBear]

10. I worked for Census 200. There are census taken in between decades.

Usually, these are to take a reading on business (location, type) and housing trends.

[RevolutionaryActs]

11. Alrighty. Thank you.

I'm not so paranoid anymore. :D

[CottonBear]

12. Oops! I meant Census 2000 not 200! LOL! n/t

[petronius]

9. There is also an annual survey

called the American Community Survey. The questions are apparently similar to the long form.