The Egyptians were censuses. The Chinese told 13 million people 4 thousand years ago. In 1086, William the Conqueror was the English to see how they could collect taxes. The result is called " Book of the Day of Judgement " (Does not really want to participate.) In the U.S., the census is a constitutional mandate.
first saw the ad in the superbowl. Then came a letter telling me that I was coming out the census form, fill it and send it by mail. came form. All they wanted to know was my name, my age, my date of birth, if I owned - with or without mortgage? - Or tenant, if I have Hispanic, Latino or English (what kind?) And what breed am (race, not ethnicity or ethnic identidat or anything just more sophisticated.) Beyond the possible criticism of the concept of "Hispanic" and "race" (race have dogs, thank you very much), I was disappointed they did not want to know if I work, I have many years of education (too many) and how much I earn (a little) . But as law-abiding legal alien I am, I completed and sent by mail. A week later I received a postcard reminding you to complete, and thanking me if I had done. If yes, we get it.
22% of my people was completed so far, I reported in this cone friendly map (We Are Watching You). The last census, Illinois was above 70%. I do not know how they calculate the rest ... assume that these households have the same characteristics as their neighbors? But surely they know that those who do not meet the census should be poorer, less literate, have less time? Would not it be better to make a random sample and send census takers? As I learned in this episode of The West Wing , the Democrats would like to do that, but Republicans are opposed because they would include more homeless, African Americans, Latinos, poor, all those horrible people who vote democrat .
Well and as I have one more. But in two months (yay!) I'm leaving. And in Argentina are also going to take a census. The Argentine is different from U.S.: census you home, and list all those who have spent the night there, not those who live there regularly. There are also more questions. The non-response rate in 2001 was 10% in Federal Capital. As law-abiding Citizens who we are, my favorite lawyer and I will wait for the census taker, but the bad reputation that is on INDEC, how many will take advantage of the holiday to leave their homes? In any case, I will count twice. As one faculty methodologist, will overestimate the global population by at least one person. I do not know why, the idea that I have twice makes me happy.
