Forum Poll I'm so mad. How many of you girls think that it is disgraceful that in a 'free' country we are then forced to give all our personal details to the government. They are even wanting to know who visits your house over night etc. Surely this invades our human rights? Well they can go get screwed if they think I'm going to tell them!

But what the hell has it got to do with anyone who comes and stays over night at your house and what sex they are? Sorry but that is going beyond a joke.

i did wonder what that was about asking who was staying over at our house

Don't really know why visitors r relevant but it's not something that would p**s me off tbh

To be honest I did just fill it in but I did think some of the questions were a bit pointless. But it says we have to do it by law so do we have a choice in the matter?

ive just had a look and it is compulsory, i thought it would be like voting, you dont have to but they encourage you to. Still think it could have waited a few years until the UK was out of debt considering the cost!

i liked that they wanted to know what i was doing last week

But im not going to be at my house on the 27th of march, my dad will be at my house with the children because me and h2b will be in a hotel in manchester so what would i put? lol

What I find bleedin' ridiculous about the 2011 census is that they're not doing it themselves like they have done previously. Instead they're commissioning Lockhead Martin (the arms manufacturer) to conduct the census. And they're paying them a lot of money.
Having said that, I do know someone who works for LM and he said they do have a department that specialises in this kind of statistical research. But still- the government is forking out a needless amount of money for something they're too lazy to do themselves.

I was going to boycott on this reason, but the Pagan community is using this opportunity to show just how many of us there are in the country. Although my religion is none of the government's business, its one method to get us closer to getting us recognised as a religion (as opposed to devil worshippers or incense burning kooks).

yup, just what we need to do right now in this country, spend millions and millions on a survey that could easily wait a couple more years, its not like its a regular thing once every 5 years or something

Speaking of recognised religions... who's putting themselves down as Jedi? LMAO

Actually it is a regular thing isnt it??? every 10yrs?

i dont remember one in 2001 but apparently there was one.... shows how important i thought it was! dont think it was in such invasive detail though

Doesnt make much sense(us)..lmao

nosy gits

(and yes i know it doesnt work like that lol)

I dont think you should be forced, I suppose its just the way its always been done to complete the census so that the population is monitored etc....

I think in this day and age though, it shouldnt be forced to be completed by individuals but I think if you are willing to complete it then so be it. x

I agree with it, but mainly so that they have a chance to see just how many people are *really* out of work, or have a disability - rather than just the number who can stand to jump through the ridiculous hoops the claims and welfare systems make them.... and as others have said, so they can see how many people really are of a particular religion, rather than just assuming most of us are CofE because we got christened when we were babies... stuff like that.... ( yes, h2b will be putting Jedi again this year - le sigh!)

And yes, it is stuff they have asked before, but if they don't keep asking, they won't have up to date figures I guess. In an ideal world it would be nice if they could gather the info from other departments who already should know this stuff, but hell it ain't just the government guilty of annoying repeating of questions - how many times have you rung say a mobile phone company or credit card company and had the electronic voice ask you to key in your phone number or account number, only to have the human who eventually answers ask you for the same info again?

Well say Ricky.

I find the census really helpful because I use the figures in many of my reports in my surveying. Its not like they are asking for bank details.

It is COMPULSORY!!! If not filled in non compliance officers will visit your home and give you a caution. If after the caution you still don't fill it in you could face court and a possibly fine.

Not trying to scare anyone. Just making you aware.

I personally don't have a problem with the census as I too like tracing my family tree and hope one day my kids, grandkids etc. can do the same. Yes I do agree 1 or 2 of the questions are unnessary but at least they are not asking bank details, pin numbers or what side of the bed you sleep on. xxx

i dont think that we should be forced to fill it in but maybe it will give my h2b the kick he needs to tell the council that i live there!

if we had to complete it at a cut off date of the 25th of march instead of the 27th I would have been on the census for the next 10 years as 'living in sin' lol but as my wedding date is the 26th i can put on it 'married' lol What a difference a day makes !!! I might be the one person that shifts the statistics from the majority of people do not get married to the majority of people do choose marriage ..hahahaha

sorry didn't word it well..of course you can complete asap afterwards. lol

its a snapshot of the country on one day... so thats why they want it to be all about this date... its a really important document. Without it they wouldnt know what to expect in years to come and there wouldnt be enough school places or bus routes,

and just for fun... in 200 years time your descendents are trying to figure out how you lived your life and what was going on at that time!!
the data remaind confidential for 100 years so its not like anyone in our lifetime will kow anything about you specifically! xx

we will be on honeymoon after the 27th so i've already done it...but there is a good length of time after that date to complete it...we had someone from the Census office come and talk to us at work and she said at first they will come to see you to see if you need help in completing it and only after they have tried everything possible to help you complete it would go down the line of litigation.

I don't get why there is an issue. I personally don't think it asks anything intrusive. All basic stuff really. Just done mine in preparation, don't think anyone plans to visit me on the 27th! Will wait until then to post it though x