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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Are you denying that certain demographics are less likely to respond to an optional survey than a mandatory census? If so, can you provide a link to support you claim despite the fact that everyone who is an expert at surveys and statistics -- including the former head of StatsCan -- says otherwise?
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Having had the pleasure of filling out the long form in the 2006 census I can honestly say that it isn't a big deal. I found it to be a bit annoying to answer (a lot) of questions that government already had answers too, but whatever. It was definitely a lesson in government inefficiency......
My only strong objection to the current long-form census......I don't think that threatening a population with fines or jail is the right way to advocate the participation in a democracy.
The little info packet is *very* explicit about "You must do this. Failure can result in fines or jail time". It was pretty aggressive and did nothing but piss me off......making me half-tempted to be a "Billionaire Kangaroo Hunter and Antique Dealer living in a 0 Bedroom 9 Bathroom Cardboard Box".
At the end of the day, I filled in the forms because it was my civic duty. Threats were not needed.