Census 2011 Today

[The-Crow]

Just finished the census form.

took 3 days lol

Filled in the Questionaire and then realised we had 7 people in the house but only space for 6 on the form

Do we ask for the extra sheet 2 days after its due, nope

Started again online

Anyone notice there was no question like " Do you have a pet " that would double the population count

Or " Do you have a TV licence "

[cambridgealex]

I sent mine off at 6am this morning, will I get a £1000fine?

[Claw75]

I sent mine off at 6am this morning, will I get a £1000fine?

nah think you've got 10 days or something.

I did mine online last night.  Didn't seem to really be any room for explaining shared custody of children - pretty sure Hannah's going to end up being counted twice.

[Jon MW]

I sent mine off at 6am this morning, will I get a £1000fine?

nah think you've got 10 days or something.

I did mine online last night.  Didn't seem to really be any room for explaining shared custody of children - pretty sure Hannah's going to end up being counted twice.

The principle is that it's the people in the house on census night

[gatso]

I sent mine off at 6am this morning, will I get a £1000fine?

nah think you've got 10 days or something.

I did mine online last night.  Didn't seem to really be any room for explaining shared custody of children - pretty sure Hannah's going to end up being counted twice.

The principle is that it's the people in the house on census night

errm, pretty sure that's wrong

[Claw75]

I sent mine off at 6am this morning, will I get a £1000fine?

nah think you've got 10 days or something.

I did mine online last night.  Didn't seem to really be any room for explaining shared custody of children - pretty sure Hannah's going to end up being counted twice.

The principle is that it's the people in the house on census night

but it doesn't ask that.  it asks 'who usually lives here' then there's no option further down the line (as i expected) asking who was actually at home

[Jon MW]

I sent mine off at 6am this morning, will I get a £1000fine?

nah think you've got 10 days or something.

I did mine online last night.  Didn't seem to really be any room for explaining shared custody of children - pretty sure Hannah's going to end up being counted twice.

The principle is that it's the people in the house on census night

errm, pretty sure that's wrong

The historical principle for 200 years was who is in the property - that got amended to reflect more modern thinking into the wording of 'who usually lives there', but if in doubt the underlying principle of who is actually there would probably be a good fall back position.

EDIT: the aim is to try and avoid counting people twice and to put people in the correct regions - that's why it got changed but in the case of people who are 'usually' at more than one place then where they actually are fits quite well

[doubleup]

but it doesn't ask that.  it asks 'who usually lives here' then there's no option further down the line (as i expected) asking who was actually at home

yes that was my second disappointment, not only did it insist on making me answer questions about my last job, I wasnt going to be in the country anyway on census night and I had hoped to get away with answering about 2 questions....

[RED-DOG]

We get one box to tick, "Gypsy / Irish Traveller"  Two totally different and separate ethnic groups, but just the one box.

[Cf]

Ooops. We sent ours a week or so back. thought it said must be completed BY the 27th lol

[rex008]

We get one box to tick, "Gypsy / Irish Traveller"  Two totally different and separate ethnic groups, but just the one box.

Playing devil's advocate, I'd imagine they have pretty similar impacts in terms of local/national government planning (the excuse for the census in the first place).

Ooops. We sent ours a week or so back. thought it said must be completed BY the 27th lol

27th was a suggested date for completion, but it wasn't compulsory. We (along with pretty much everyone I've talked to at work) did it online sometime in the last couple of weeks.

[MC]

Lots of job related questions, what's the correct answer to them if you're a professional layabout/poker player?

What's the verdict on this? It's either fill in as if I'm a poker player or use the weekend job I had in the co-op when I was 16 :-/

[gatso]

Lots of job related questions, what's the correct answer to them if you're a professional layabout/poker player?

What's the verdict on this? It's either fill in as if I'm a poker player or use the weekend job I had in the co-op when I was 16 :-/

it wants your current or last job, poker's not a job so it's gotta be co-op. bit ridic really but it does ask the year that you last worked if you're not currently working so it'll be fairly accurate

[Longy]

Lots of job related questions, what's the correct answer to them if you're a professional layabout/poker player?

What's the verdict on this? It's either fill in as if I'm a poker player or use the weekend job I had in the co-op when I was 16 :-/

I filled in retired as that is what I am according to the inland revenue. Then put in the details about teaching job which I last did in 2005!

Seems kind of ridic.

[gatso]

Lots of job related questions, what's the correct answer to them if you're a professional layabout/poker player?

What's the verdict on this? It's either fill in as if I'm a poker player or use the weekend job I had in the co-op when I was 16 :-/

I filled in retired as that is what I am according to the inland revenue. Then put in the details about teaching job which I last did in 2005!

Seems kind of ridic.

I don't see that as ridic. it's got you listed as a retired teacher who last worked in 2005, pretty accurate

what would be ridic is if you'd done 1/2 day's work in a sweet shop in between. then it'd have you listed as a sweet seller who retired in 2007