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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
before we get too excited, do we know exactly what is now voluntary?
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The short form which 100% of Canadians get was, and still is, mandatory.
The long form which 20% of Canadians got last census was mandatory.
The long form which 33% of Canadians will get this census will be voluntary.
The increase is in hopes that Stats will get the same number of respondents as last census. The problem is oversampling. For example, last census long form asked a lot of questions about transportation to and from work. If we oversample retired people or unemployed people and undersample young families with parents working two jobs, our numbers are meaningless.