do i have to fill in the national census?

[lfc5eurocups]

I recently recieved my census copy from the office of national statistics.

Some of the questions seem very intrusive and it smacks of one of those sunday supplament offers of a free pen if you fill out a 5 page questionnaire telling them all about yourself and what you eat,drink,read,do for a living,weigh and your inside leg measurement...etc.

it does read like some marketing questionnaire, which has me thinking who this information will be shared with???.
I thought a census just counted how many people lived at the address it was posted to, not wanting to know what the individuals who live at the address go about their life.

rents

[mollykins]

Some of the questions are optional but the point of it is so the government knows roughly what kind of people live where so they focus facilities and direct money for specific departments in the areas that'll need it the most.

[mollykins]

And if you don't fill it in at all someone such as my mum would come round your hosue and try and persuade you to do it, if that doesn't work or you are rude or abusive from the start she'll send the 'heavy mob' round of more eprsuasive people if they can't get you to do it, you'll be interviewed under cauion by the police to find out the information and I think that it's at that point you're fined £1000 . . .

[NazNomad]

http://www.theanswerb..._search.php?q1=census

[bednobs]

molly's gonna set her mum on ya!

[Mamyalynne]

We are getting a bit of Census overload aren't we.

[ummmm]

Prendy says it's the illuminati...pmsl

[NazNomad]

Overload, yes ... variety of questions about it, no.

[lfc5eurocups]

bloody hell!!!
sorry i spoke.
where,s my pen.

[Bobbisox]

agree lfc5, some are downright daft, I am doing ours online, saves the 'pen' bit
but as it is a leagal requirement. on we go

[NazNomad]

Don't be ... We're just making a point, as there seem to be at least half a dozen new Census questions started every day, asking exactly the same thing you did.

Don't feel bad about it, there'll be a load more, exactly the same, tomorrow. :-))

[Bobbisox]

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[lfc5eurocups]

appreciate all your help. ; ) now a dead easy kwik one......wots the 6 magic numba's for the lottery tonite on a triple whammy....there told u it was an easy one.!!!!!

[Bobbisox]

ARGHHHH
not text speak lfc5 ;-(

[squarebear]

-1,
pi,
three quarters,
square root of 2,
22.333
14 and a bit

Good luck! ;-)

[NazNomad]

8.17.26.34.41.43

[NazNomad]

Crap, if I'm right I'm gonna be mightily pi$$ed off.

[The-HouseHusband]

any 6 numbers between 1 and 49 inclusive i should imagine

[rowanwitch]

Naz....as they were pretty random...I am going to get a ticket with those numbers

If I win you can choose a charity for 20% of it

[The-HouseHusband]

I am off down the shop to put those numbers on Naz!!!!