I didn’t think it was. They didn’t just spout a number and let it hang out there. They walked through the statistical methodology that yielded the reasonable estimate that 700 something census workers nationwide are likely to be disqualifiable due to violent criminal background.
Is that a lot nationwide? You can decide that for yourself when you hear the doorbell. :)
Already opened the door. I was totally raped and beaten. Oh, no, what's that other thing? Oh yeah, asked a series of questions.
That's what happened. So to recap, 785 out of
635,000 total canvassers (according to the article linked in the original post)
may have disqualifying criminal records. This is 0.12%. In 2008 (most recent statistics I could find), there were
454.5 incidents of violent crime per 100,000 people, or 0.45%. Statistically, you're almost four times as likely to be the victim of a violent crime
just living in the U.S. than you are of even
meeting a census worker who may have committed a violent crime
in the past. This is assuming, of course, that you ever even meet a census canvasser, which many people will not. So is that a lot nationwide? I'll let you decide if 12 is more or less than 45. ;)