These vermin can pound sand. After four or five visits with three notices taped to the door over two weeks, they seem to have given up. I'll see "YOU" on the tube."You Tube". We didn't send in the regular 2010 one and they came by the house. Do you think Cass Sunstein knowing how many people, of what age, have physical and emotional disabilities is for the benefit of your family? We have been like a frog cooked in our own water slowly. Unbelievable that she is now spying on us. Granted, I'm sure they can find it, but the census would have had to use some powers beyond their department to find it, since I intentionally left that form blank on the 2010 census. Once at 6:11, 7:15, and then 8:05. No one from the Census has been escorted off your property by the police - Title 13 gives them the right to be on your property. Who is there to police the police? I even gave them the date I mailed it on. Then, there were just basic questions for everyone. It's sent out to about 3.5 million households. 241, 250, of all the rights of the citizen, few are of greater importance or more essential to his peace and happiness than the right of personal security, and that involves, not merely protection of his person from assault, but exemption of his private affairs, books, and papers from inspection and scrutiny of others. Fact Sheet Aug 25, 2021 Fact Sheet: Protecting and Advancing Health Care for Transgender Adult Communities New data and analysis reveal important health disparities and barriers to care for. Way too much info requested (stuff I wouldn't tell my friends, let alone the government!!) To complete the survey on the internet, visit https://respond.census.gov/acs. A month later I received the ACS questionnaire, and coincidentally(? Any discrepancies, intentional or not, could result in an IRS audit of your returns. 4) If they do not agree to answer any personal questions, assume the Hannibal Lecter voice and say "Tut, tut, tut. I was told if I didn't answer then his supervisor would come out and if I didn't respond to his supervisor, they would return with a Larimer County Sheriff and then I would have to answer or else! DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS. I am with all of you that it is all wrong and will not return the form. This means your answers can and most likely will be linked to you even if it is forbidden by law to share your individual responses. What a bunch of paranoid people you are. But, on a positive note, we were all meant for happiness - it is our purpose. Unbelievable! It's is reminiscent of Hitler's rise to power. I mentioned to a reporter for the newspaper the similarity between our government today and Hitler and he said some not so nice things to me. I see no reason to comply. I have a nice little digital camera that makes high-definition video. Thank you, Poster 188. Then we started getting the calls. The Legal Accountability Project is a nonprofit aimed at ensuring that as many law . BTW my survey went into the guinea pig cage, it will come out the same it went in: crap. Moreover, the survey of about 100 questions asks about private health information and how much in taxes and utility bills a household pays, and even about how many beds, cars, and washing machines the household has, the complaint relays. It's a breath of fresh air. LOL. My 89 year old mother was scared out of her wits after answering some questions, thinking she gave too much information and didn't even know who they were. Finally, she asked me if I was refusing to answer the questions and if I wanted her to put that down. If I have 1, 2 or even 3 people in my house, that is all I need to give. The latest thing they are doing is having the postal carrier come to my door and have me sign a delivery confirmation. That seems to be the end of it, but only time will tell. Tells the stories behind the numbers in a new inviting way. My husband and I run a small trucking company, and we received a census form for the business. I am standing firm this time. I finally left a voice mail for the person who kept calling me that if I got one more call or personal visit, I was contacting my state senator and tell him I was being harassed. I never will. Being able to have the best information available in targeting a potential market based off this information is invaluable. I will post again if there is further activity. Of course I had, but she got snotty like I was lying and said we would have to fill it out over again right-here-right-now. She stated that they lost it. Official websites use .gov But in this day and age, do you really believe by not taking the census that your personal information is more thoroughly protected? So far no challenges to our door visitors. But I will not tell you when I leave for work and about the medical condition of my relatives. Anytime you give out information, you can bet it gets compromised. You can't actually expect all of the decisions to be made accurately and take into account the needs at the consumer level based on a head county every 10 years. The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) is a national measure of customer satisfaction since 1994, trusted by US government and reflecting annual feedback from . It seems to me that *all* the information they need and want should be available to them from our 1040's. She stated that her supervisor sent her back out. Survey questions were proposed by health care workers within each dialysis unit. One of the three enumerators did canvass my neighbors and got hold of one of them, who tried to call me and advised the census people were looking for me (I did not return the voicemail). [8] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/Ancestry.pdf. God bless America and individual freedom! Why don't they survey me to find out my opinion on illegal immigrants, unemployment benefits to people who have barely held a job down in their life, giving child care benefits to unwed mothers who just keep popping out babies to numerous baby-daddies, who will never pay into the system so that I can collect Social Security when I want to finally retire after 50 years of non-stop work,or putting this country into mega-debt while giving money to impoverished countries that will never help us or appreciate us. I was willing to answer the survey at first - thinking it would just be a headcount but then I saw the rest of the questions. Miss. or is any mention of if just more scare tactics to make us submit to this invasion of our lives? I've read the Constitution now and I fail to find any foundation for anyone asking questions of this nature. Lock and Load. If people answer the survey maybe they will get the funding to have proper educational programs. When they arrive on your property, order them off your property. I set it aside. At what location did this person work last week? If, as you say, all of this info can be found online already, then get it online, without my help. I just got my request from ACS today, late july 2010. Q: What are my options for objecting to the ACS survey as an intrusion on my Fourth Amendment rights? 3) If by some chance they go for it, ask them the most embarrassing, asinine, or silly questions you can think of. This BS is incredible. We do not have to fear picking up the phone or answering our door. They are a toothless tiger. When I said I would not be probed by his questions from the government and continued by saying that I meant no disrespect to him; however, I hate what the government is trying to do to us he responded. They do go to your neighbors and landlord if you are a renter, and they do try to threaten and intimidate you by saying that if you don't answer then someone will return and will have the police with them, so yeah, keep on believing that it's all just a few harmless questions. Mind you, no return by date was given. If they want more personal financial information, then I suggest they get it from the IRS. This is to help the community -- like heck. Typically, the Census Bureau will telephone those who do not respond to the survey and may visit their homes to coerce the targets to respond. Again, we refused and she threatened their fine. We are so fortunate to live in this country. That's a load of crap. Still standing on my porch, I watched her drive back by my house when she left. I made the mistake of answering some questions, thinking it was a one time thing. I did respond to the regular census and regret answering all of those questions. That resulted in a letter from the director assuring me of privacy, etc. Well the federal government is functioning way beyond its legal powers and I will not feed that machine. The Census Bureau provides guidelines that prevent harassment or late night calls, although some ACS recipients have complained of getting several calls a day. BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS. I'm sorry but this survey almost asks me how many times I pee in a day. I told her it would be easier for all of us if she did so. This tool helps you do just that. So this is where all of your Constitution quotes mess up. ), vacated sub nom. Most U.S. representatives have local offices. My 15 year old son was home at the time of the census worker stopping by. Let's see if she comes back for her shower. I filled out the decennial census. 2018] IN DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY 113 surveys.18 After the 2000 Census, the Bureau chose to eliminate the long form and use a yearly survey instead.19 In 2006, the Bureau fully implemented the ACS throughout the United States.20 The ACS is now conducted yearly, and includes much of the same data requested by the 2000 long form.21 In . I can understand the desire to keep the information private. The other info that the ACS wants can be obtained from other Departments. I am glad I am not the only one who tossed the thing in the garbage. Perhaps act so insanely crazy they will be glad to leave. Avoiding them will not really be possible since we have a houseful of teenagers who will most likely keep answering the door. If you read and listen to them carefully they actually say that it's mandatory and you could be fined. I am filling out the ACS as required by law, but feel this is a true invasion of privacy. In 2000 I placed a large sprinkler by my front door. The calls/personal visits stopped. By Daniel T. Weaver While liberals celebrated the Trump administration's decision to not include a citizenship question on the 2020 census, they are oblivious to the fact that the question is included in the American Community Survey, what we used to call the census long form. During the past year and especially with the current administration in D.C., I am so angry and distrustful of our government. Just say, "I respectfully decline." I want to know how long these temp workers are going to be employed? Ignore any paperwork they send you, hang up if they call you, demand they leave your property if they come to your home. I received a phone call from the bureau asking me to read them the info because there were only two days left to respond. If it gets to the point where they actually come to your house, the "enumerator" is going to tell you it's too late to give your answers to the Survey in writing, and he'll insist (threaten) that you must tell him the personal details of your life while he types it into his laptop computer. If you believe you are being unduly harassed by a Census Bureau employee, either by telephone or in person, it is in your best interestto carefully document the time, place and manner of the incidents and file a complaint with the U.S. Census Bureau. Just got my second second ACS survey in the last three years. Yes we find the government annoying, but we could turn things around to our advantage and make things fun. This is about a rental property that is currently empty and was on April 1, if that really means anything. He stated I would receive no further calls from the census but the next contact would be from the Justice department. We then engaged in a bit of "palaver" in which she said that they can require us to answer any question they want because "it's in the Constitution". And you all sound sober and mature, not the lunatic fringe at all. Got this survey in the mail and opened it and started reading the questions and couldn't believe it I was so pissed off, it's really none of their business. There is absolutely no possibility they can guarantee this information will not be disseminated to others or exposed to malevolent wrongdoers. Before the second visit, I posted a 'no trespassing' sign at the bottom of the stairway leading up to my garage apartment. I received my acs form,filled it out and threw it in the garbage where it belongs. A: The law requiring answers to the ACS also provides that a person who fails to answer shall be fined not more than $100.[32] The actual fine for a refusal to complete the ACS could be much greater because a failure to respond to certain ACS questions could be considered a separate offense subject to the $100 fine. Opponents of the American Community Survey disagree with the court's findings about its constitutionality. While there is no specific wording in the Bill of Rights regarding the rights of privacy. Q: Are you required by law to fully complete the American Community Survey? This questionnaire id just too personal and invasive of ones rights as a citizen in any country, let alone (supposedly) "The Land of the Free and The Brave" did Cheney, Bush, McCain, Obama fill one out? this stupid stupid government and all its crap we have been harassed over and over and over and today again. give me liberty, or give you death as the old saying goes! They're not authorized to do that. Some doubt these assurances based on the survey collection process itself. That includes visitors then which would not be falsifying info. Report Inappropriate Content AND ACTING AS COLLECTION AGENT. so the census workers who say, "if you haven't done anything wrong, just answer," well, people who are doing wrong things don't care about america -- they work for the government. Video camera is by the door for the on-site contact which will be next. its nothing short of communism folks!! Learn more about 2021 ACS data releases, including the latest release of new 2017-2021 ACS 5-year PUMS files and Variance Replicate Estimate Tables. A: The Census Bureau states that information from this survey is used to assist a wide variety of entities, from federal, stateand local governments to private corporations, nonprofit organizations, researchersand public advocacy groups. If all they want is a head count, all they have to do is count social security numbers! The woman was carrying a clip board. It then adds insult and temerity by threatening me for noncompliance? This is out of control. A locked padlock I received the ACS and the regular Census. It is most effective when analysts can see the relationship between various types of criminal incidents (e.g., homicides, drug dealing) and neighborhood characteristics (risk factors such as poverty, population density, and vacant housing), pinpoint where crimes are most likely to occur (hot spots), and focus police resources accordingly.[27] The Brookings Institute notes that because the ACS provides data every year, rather than every ten years, crime mapping is more effective and cheaper. Don't fill out anything if you don't want the public to know some of your private information. So he then left. Received two survey forms, three letters and two visits at my door and awaiting a third based on a lovely letter I received yesterday announcing yet another visit. anon10731 is obviously a census worker!!!!!! We have received 2 ACS long forms and multiple phone calls and now a front door visit. Your results may vary but that was my experience. I agree with telling I live here, how many live here, as it's just counting folks to help with how many people have how many reps in congress and Senate. I sent in the Census form (and that's all I'm required to provide). Census Bureau Table. According to Title 13, Section 221 (Census, Refusal or neglect to answer questions; false answers) of the United States Code, persons who fail or refuse to respond to the mail-back census form, or refuse to respond to a follow-up census taker, could be fined up to $100. Year: 2021. I have contacted The American Center For Law and Justice. Are we having a problem differentiating between the Census and the ACS? If they refuse, call 911 and report a hostile trespasser. Apparently the obnoxious butt head pounding repeatedly on my door at 10:00 AM (I work at night) was a census worker. so no more. I said it sounded like a great idea. Well I received my census, and it had questions that i refused to answer, which under the requirements should not have been on it. Can I file a harassment claim somewhere? The census worker also tried to "bait" me into giving false answers by saying "just answer the question anyway you like even if it's not true." Two weeks later, I received a second call from a different zip code with another lady asking if I still had the ACS form. ACS is relatively new, it has merely replaced the "long form," as it was known, of the decennial census, which has been around for a very long time, and asked similar questions. I looked the form up online and balked at the intrusiveness of the question. Can anyone tell me about this? The American Community Survey is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. At that point I stepped in and said goodbye. He asked if I would consent to a phone survey and I could decline from answering any questions I thought were too personal or intrusive. I guess all the info requested I am OK with. She returned the following day. We are all Americans of the human race. I suspect the caller will hang up and take you off the list. Yeah, I've got concerns, and no, I'm not going to answer their questions. A refusal to answer any question on the ACS or giving an intentionally false answer is a federal offense. [18] https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about/qbyqfact/2016/MortgageSMOC.pdf. According to the Census Bureau, it randomly selects 3.5 million households each year as targets of the ACS. Wow! Access American Community Survey data on the Census Bureau's new platform, data.census.gov. One concern with the collection of such private information, especially financial information, is that ACS information could be compared to information provided to the Internal Revenue Service on tax returns. I googled the name and phone number, found out their spouses name where they lived, etc. Waiting for their next move. As a consequence, conspiracy theories flourished and quickly spread.