Census: American Community Survey

[Michael Fisher]

http://www.census.gov/

"The American Community Survey (ACS) / Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) is a new nationwide survey designed to provide communities a fresh look at how they are changing. It is an ongoing survey which will allow the Census Bureau to provide the nation with demographic data on a yearly basis instead of every 10 years."

"Full implementation of the American Community Survey (ACS) / Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) will occur in January 2005. At that time, and each month thereafter, a sample of households in all 3,233 U.S. counties and all municipios in Puerto Rico will receive questionnaires. The Census Bureau expects to survey group quarters populations (i.e. college dormitories, nursing homes, prisons) beginning in 2006."


Do I have to respond to the American Community Survey / Puerto Rico Community Survey?

"Yes. The American Community Survey (ACS) / Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) is part of the decennial census. It is the long form of the census sent to a relatively small sample of addresses every month throughout the decade. As such, under? Title 13 of the United States Code, if you receive the ACS / PRCS? questionnaire, you are required by this federal law to respond and to provide accurate information to the best of your ability."

"The ACS/PRCS is replacing the census long form for the 2010 Census.? It is authorized by Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141 and 193. Section 221 provides for a penalty of up to $100 for failure to answer. Providing false answers is subject to a fine of up to $500 - Section 221."


Ridiculous!? This new census program is going to be a CONSTANT ANNUAL PROBLEM rather than a once-in-a-decade problem!!!? We should start a statewide anti-census campaign!

bleh.

[AlanM]

If I get tapped to do one of their damn surveys, I will just plead the fifth. If you are required to give the information, and to swear under oath that it is correct, then you could wind up incriminating yourself.

[Kat Kanning]

How about a census burning party?  It's only a $100 fine if they catch you.

[AlanM]

We could pull a John Kerry and burn someone else's census. 

[Russell Kanning]

How many people actually fill out those forms?

[John]

I don't!
Then they hound the neighbors to find out what they can about me.

[John]

Let's light'm up.

BTW, I asked about getting flags of executive branch departments of the fed/gov.  (Yes, there are such things.)  But, I was told that the flag company is not allowed to sell them to the public.

[jcpliberty]

Let's light'm up.

BTW, I asked about getting flags of executive branch departments of the fed/gov.  (Yes, there are such things.)  But, I was told that the flag company is not allowed to sell them to the public.

My supplier sells them   

JP

[Michael Fisher]

When I receive my census in the mail, I'll be printing this out, taping it to the envelope, and sticking it back in the nearest USPS drop box.

[John]

WOW!
I like that better than burning them.

[Kat Kanning]

Is there a BATF flag we could torch....maybe on  the day they lit up the Davidians?

[jcpliberty]

Is there a BATF flag we could torch....maybe on  the day they lit up the Davidians?

To my knowledge, no. But we can have their Seal printed on a poster board and torch THAT

JP

[jcpliberty]

Hmmm...Janet Reno in effigy 

That is a GREAT idea!!!

JP

[Russell Kanning]

When I receive my census in the mail, I'll be printing this out, taping it to the envelope, and sticking it back in the nearest USPS drop box.

Hey Mike...could we use that somewhere on the wiki so people could download and use it?

[Michael Fisher]

When I receive my census in the mail, I'll be printing this out, taping it to the envelope, and sticking it back in the nearest USPS drop box.

Hey Mike...could we use that somewhere on the wiki so people could download and use it?

Absolutely.