Your household or business may be selected to participate in one of these surveys. Don't believe that the government does not already know exactly where that money is needed. I am grateful for this siteI just got the survey in the mail and felt very intimidated into having to complete it.or else. How much is the regular monthly mortgage payment on this property? When I answered the door she said who she was and had a survey for me. Census employees never ask for social security numbers or full financial disclosure. Emails from the Census Bureau are sent from the official @census.gov domain. Unlike the every-10-year census, this survey continues all year, every year. Mind your own business. Although Mark xxxxxxx, the field representative, was professional, thorough and pleasant enough, Ive requested the Bureau cease these harassing efforts a second time during the phone call after he visited my home. Some surveys involve multiple interviews in order to learn how characteristics such as income, employment, housing, or education change over time. At least they are working instead of collecting welfare checks. Direct taxes are inherently unfair because one state, with ten percent of the population, might be one of the richest states while another state, with the same percentage of the population, might be one of the poorest. I'll see "YOU" on the tube."You Tube". Don't fill it out. They have all the information they need from the IRS. I received the ACS and the regular Census. You fill it out and keep it moving- we don't want to. I put up with some minor harassment and then after a few weeks it stopped. Was the government going to send us all birthday presents when they came around? We sent in the form with the number of people, then called the girl who left a note on our door. My hubby has served this country for over 30 years, we are about to retire and what a lovely retirement gift we are receiving (NOT)!.Harassment, compliments of the government, just lovely (NOT). With its detailed questions about things like income, assets, job status, household amenities, even your commute, the ACS . What a bunch of paranoid people you are. Firm, clear refusal. I answered only the necessary information on the first census, then was mailed the ever intrusive ACS. I thought to myself, now they are going to harass them. The ACS and Census Bureau have no legal standing to enforce the bogus laws that were passed to allow this survey. My caller id usually reads 'unavailable' or 'out of area'. She then stated that she has not talked to the supervisor. If Big Brother wants to bring the law so be it. Its purpose is to keep people informed of what is going on in their local, state, or federal governments. To learn more about the legal authority for a particular survey, you can search the Census Bureaus list of surveys. The decennial census, officially titled the Census of Population and Housing, orDecennial Census, is the most well-known operation of the Census Bureau and is used to count the number of persons living in the United States. Does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as doctor's visits or shopping? That alone, in the wrong hands; is reason NOT to respond to such a blatant abuse of power. So get a clue, and if you are so upright and truthful, use your real name. The laws that provide the authority for conducting the ACS are Title 18 U.S.C. This is ridiculous. I am glad I found this site. If at some point they insist you are declining, plead the Fifth Amendment. With enough people, we can make a change. But VERIFY viewer Brenda said she recently received a letter claiming to be from the Census Bureau for something called the "American Community . We do not share your information with anyone, including other federal agencies, and do not publish any information about individual households or businesses. Led by lawmakers with a 'limited government' worldview, the U.S. House of Representatives has voted three times since 2012 (including this past spring) to let Americans opt-out of answering the ACS. Then they came to my door while I was out of town and left me a note with their name and number. Analyze the responses. These people are trying to "do their jobs", but there are better ways to make a living, one that doesn't help enslave Americans even further with more "government help" and ultimately, taxation. I am so glad I found this website. Please show me where the US Census Bureau was given the right to fine you or even where they are mentioned in these laws? United we stand divided we fall. If you have questions regarding the Census Bureau, data products, or general information call the Census Bureau Customer Service Center at 1-800-923-8282. I am one who is living this nightmare: the letters, the phone calls, the personal visits, day in and day out, month after month. For information on a specific surveys, please visit the list of surveys or contact the Census Bureau Contact Center to speak with a representative who can assist you. How many, each age, and each sex. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. What are you all so worried about? It has been done since 1790, and is mandated by the Constitution. Would you believe they just called again? They can go to hell. If that's so, why is there a space for your name, date of birth and so much other identifying information that a blind man could identify the author of the answers. He first announced the effect on Congressional districts based on the Population shifts from the Northeast to the South and Southwest. Government entities legally are not supposed to be able to get access to this information. Then you want to threaten with fines? She informed me that I only had to answer a few questions, and could she come in? At the time of the survey . How can I verify that a mailing is legitimate and from the US Census Bureau? It's aimed at collecting data that influence how. 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. By completing a survey, you represent not onlyyourself but other households or businesseslike yours in the nation. The state police will show up and *escort* them off your property. I received the ACS form yesterday and read it through just to see the questions. I didnt think so. 1388. The enumeration is *solely for the purposes of elected representative apportionment* I told her the ACS is a violation of the Constitution and I did not believe it would be used to "provide" me schools or hospitals or fire stations, but rather to spy on me. Further, congressional rules on enforcement were controlled by the Republican Congressional Committee overseeing Census Bureau Operations, when the Republicans controlled congress. When she called tonight at my employer, I told her I was moving. And, while it asks a lot of personal questions, your answers can help the government decide how to distribute hundreds . A 72 year old lady showed up at my door yesterday (I being a 65 year old great grandmother), and told me I did not fill my form out properly and it got "kicked out". There are two adults and two children living at this residence. We collect information from a smaller group to produce estimates for the entire population. I have a few ideas to annoy them: Answer the door buck naked while eating a piece of chicken. It seems what is good for the goose is not good for the gander. He presented me with an ACS envelope and said a "government guy" had come to school and was having random students fill them out. I will post again if there is further activity. Thank you to this site and to all those who have posted comments about the survey. Clearly our government is out of control by trying to intimidate citizens to comply with this survey. This page outlines and answers frequently asked questions regarding Census Bureau surveys including what respondents can expect, how to verify or complete a survey, and protections for participant information. I don't mind giving my name, the name of my spouse, children, ages and occupations but that is it. He used to work for the gas company and has been in my house to light my pilot lights. Our government today is so far from the Founding Father's ideals - demonstrated by the nasty face we are seeing in these examples. We need to take our country back. Has anyone really admittedly shown that proof that they got fined? Thank you, wonderful conspiracy theorists for repeatedly posting erroneous information on here and showing everyone that you truly have no life. How long it . I just got my request from ACS today, late july 2010. The Census Act of 1976 specifically prohibits the use of statistical sampling in the creation of congressional districts. Follow Up with Respondents. and they are the ones who should be paying extra taxes for that. The less you say to them the faster they stop bothering you. I never will. Anything more is intrusive. I have the kind of front door that has a small window near the top and if people stand on their toes they can peek into my living room. Rather, the data we collect is only used to create statistics. Ideally, you want to let them know what type of action you'll be taking, or how their opinions made a difference, with a follow-up email or a community briefing. He came by every hour starting at 6 Thursday. Best policy is to avoid answering the door to strangers but it's difficult to do if you are outside a lot. 10. This appears to be the same scenario as the ACS. She left. So I stand up to them and say NO, you don't need my private information in order to serve me better! Waiting for the calls, then the visits. Why has my household or business been contacted to participate in a survey? I bet some of the people who are so desperate for food and necessities in other countries would love to change places with you and they would probably be thrilled to answer a few questions. If, as you say, all of this info can be found online already, then get it online, without my help. No one I have talked to since I received this survey has known anything about it. 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. It is not the same people each time - many different ones wondering around. what the hell??? Three times they were soaked standing at my door. Pew Research Center has deep roots in U.S. public opinion research. The American Community Survey is an Orwellian overreach of federal powers that should be resisted by Americans. Are we going to let this happen? The slippery slope stops here. I filled in only the number of adults and children and wrote a note on the form that this was the only information I would provide. Do as you see fit. Your name, address and phone number (front cover of the ACS), 2. The ACS is better than a surveillance on the American family. If you want to opt-out, download and install the add-on for your web browser. He gave his name and the number of people living here and refused to answer anything else. I told her I wasn't interested. There is absolutely no possibility they can guarantee this information will not be disseminated to others or exposed to malevolent wrongdoers. How do I know these census folks are trustworthy? They are not going to like the possibility that they might end up on YouTube and be linked to all the sites discussing the ACS. Perhaps act so insanely crazy they will be glad to leave. (ACS questions 1, 3 and 4), 3. He asked if I was refusing to answer the survey. I never did get ahold of the idiot at Commerce- she sure had lots of vacation time. While talking to the ACS lady on the phone I found out they didn't have a complete address and had sent me a form. And how do they fine/prosecute a person if "answers" cannot be used in court or obtained by law enforcement? I say, good luck with that. They have done a great job keeping businesses from behaving unethically, unsafely, and preventing them from attaining wealth at the cost of human life - whether from unfair wages and industrial practices or from the mass-physiological effects (brainwashing) of citizens from the huge-budget video/audio buy-buy-buy television addiction machine, or from the shortening of each human life and the human race entirely that is the natural result of reallocating, changing, destroying natural resources to produce worthless tidbits of crap (no matter how "convenient or interesting or entertaining it may seem in the end it is crap and it won't make you happy or more lovable or life more simple or whatever their marketing department's angle is -- it is just crap that is killing all of us and wasting all those workers' lives). I never thought at age 47 that I would ever see our country go this far the the left. I didn't sleep well last night worrying how my civil disobedience might cost me dollars and jail. The Supreme Court upheld that against Bill Clinton's attempt to implement statistical sampling for the 2000 census. Well it started for me. We had mailed the form back the day after we received it. In July, I started to receive visits. I do not think I should have to give out that kind of information. He was asking questions about me and my wife! Even in police states, they don't ask these questions asked by the Census Bureau for the ACS. The name of a Census Bureau survey is provided in one or more of the following ways: Your household or business may be selected to participate in a survey. (This is about 10:02 a.m. which is very early in my world since I work from noon till 9 p.m. Remember, they work for you, not the other way around. Unbelievable that she is now spying on us. Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau is required to conduct a census to determine the number of people living in the country. I am currently working for the Census as an enumerator. Today, the apparent supervisor came -- in his safety vest and green jeep like a public works person. There should be a law against this. I'm a 59 year old retired female and as a rule, I never 'buck' the system -- until now. But at the same time, phones are not supposed to be tapped. The census is not going to do this or that. If you do/have, chances are your information is already out in the open for various public/private agencies. I say the heck with Big Brother, ours is going in the garbage, and I'm no longer answering their calls (love caller ID)! You can opt-out at any time. don't let them take our rights away even more than they already have. This also happened the last time. It gives a little glimmer of hope for this country. I have called the local census office for our area and filed a complaint. I am going to avoid all traps and when it is time to have them finally come over I am going to do an international webcast and sing answers and slowly say, ohhhhh I don't know.let me think and sit there for 15 minutes for each question.everyone will know where I don't work, how much money I don't make and that I don't have plumbing and that I fart a lot That's the game the Nazi's started with in the 30's as did Stalin, with the knocks on the door and the spying on each other. There is an actual law on the books, but that law has never been applied. What you'll need: A credit card. The government is collecting information such as how many rooms we have in our houses, how many acres of land, what time do we leave for work, etc. I have contacted The American Center For Law and Justice. We should not have to fear such "power hungry, and commission-crazy animals! As a result of widespread concern and perhaps out of frustration with the survey, several websites have been set up to provide public forums for recipients of the ACS. Those of you who filled it out have no backbone or common sense. She was really trying to get the information and finally gave up and told me she will write down that I refused. I love hearing this we live in the greatest country. I do believe that the census information is mostly kept private though after a period of years or decades, it may become public. We were hired to call people who did not respond and we left messages on answering machines. They wanted to know how much we made, where we made it (we're self employed)but the scary part was that they ALREADY KNEW WHAT WE HAD MADE. Don't you think someone high up already has their * in a wringer over that? I plan on turning over any fines or issues to these attorneys I know and I have used them before. The yahoos on the Hill will continue to usurp our rights. It is pages and pages of personal questions. Your results may vary but that was my experience. If they aren't paying my bills they don't have a need to know how much they are. By collecting this data, we can study the differences in creator experiences . all the government tries to say if they want you to do something is say "its the law" thinking people will run and do what they say. I can not believe this is United States, land of freedom and liberty. I am a 64 year old woman, living alone. I received your American Community Survey some time ago, and shortly thereafter returned the survey, including only the information you are authorized to collect, and I am required to provide, per the requirements of Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, that is, the number of persons in our household, for the purposes of proper apportionment of our US Congressional representation. Would I really be fined or imprisoned? Beyond principle, I work in the defense of our nation as a senior leader and have good reason to be concerned. The next day I got an e-mail saying that the "government guy" was OK with it and that I should return the form. It has taken almost two decades to get it to this point where something intelligent can actually be done to manage our mess. So far no challenges to our door visitors. The Census Bureau conducts many other surveys that provide information about U.S. businesses and the economy, including the Services Annual Survey (SAS), Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS), and Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM). If there are any lawyers out there, we would like you thoughts -- non-attribution of course. There is only a theoretical possibility that they could fine you. I feel that a class action lawsuit should be started. I've heard rumors that they will send their people to relentlessly pound on my door for answers, and then start canvassing the neighborhood to find the answers to the questions that were on my form, about me. I received by first survey in early December and a second one just three weeks later. In addition, some point to the possibility of human error as a security concern over such personal and confidential information. If you still haven't submitted the survey, you may get a call. Are You in a Survey? Participants were 77% female and . During such calls the survey taker reminds the resident that compliance with the ACS is mandatory. Just perfect for making and uploading videos to YouTube and the news agencies. The only thing is, I lied my butt off! If Americans wish to be free of judicial tyranny, they must at least develop basic knowledge of the judicial role in our republican government. Although I suspect it's really only one or two of you. My husband sent him away as we were eating. Let me get this straight: we cannot ask an illegal alien for papers because of racial profiling but we can try to force american citizens to fill out the ACS which has profiling information in every question? Nobody is listening -- another reason not to send in the ACS. This is especially true if you have already returned your regular census form. And it would not fabricate stories in order to confiscate private information from the people it should be serving. Help for Survey Participants. How many times has this person been married? Get on with your life and answer the census. I will sleep well tonight. If you are a business person you could benefit from having accurate demographic information for the United States. Where does the boundary lie with these obsessive idiots? As soon as they identified themselves as being with the Census Bureau, I quickly informed them that I sent it in. Most Census Bureau calls asking you to participate in a survey other than the 2020 Census originate from one of the following numbers: If you receive a call from the Census Bureau and you would like to independently verify that the number is from the Census Bureau, you can call one of the following numbers: Field representatives who do in-person interviews may also call you. We have starving, homelessness, government corruption. She said they don't do that. Are you willing to roll the dice that this information will remain protected? I will report her actions to our manager and possibly to her supervisor. Wow! I returned the question booklet as instructed. The calls stopped and no one ever visited. Two weeks later, I received a second call from a different zip code with another lady asking if I still had the ACS form. "Your mobile app doesn't work well." The Census Bureau keeps your data secure and confidential. What the hell are you mad about? Any and all information that you provide in answer to a Census Bureau survey or census is strictly confidential. 0607-810 expired on 05/31/2008. This is just crap. So glad I found this site. I filled out the form only giving the required information by law and that is how many people live here. Also, someone please answer this question: How can the census determine how many illegals are in the US, when they don't pay taxes, use our social security numbers, etc.? PLEASE let's get them back once and for all! It is community based, and an effort to get away from the biased media to get the truth from people in the area it applies. 1. In 2000 I refused to fill mine out. As a current enumerator I'd like to say thanks to the great majority of people who have courteously answered census questions. (ACS question number 33). No, they aren't good people just trying to make a living as some might say. However, the severity of the challenge varies by state and community. 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