Thanks for the post.
You may find this interesting. My house received the long form, or community survey, which i decided not to answer because of the 16 pages of intrusive questions. Then followed post cards , then phone calls asking why we hadn’t returned it. Then another long form copy then 2 weeks of bombardment by phone- meaning 5-6 calls daily from different call centers around the US. Leaving messages etc. Finally we got a message that they were sending a rep by. When they came by for the 4th time I spoke to them on the phone and said that I would only answer the equivalent of the short, or enumerative survey. Thats ok, she said, you don’t have to answer anything you don’t feel comfortable with.
Thought we were done until this week when new survey people started coming around. They have been by 3 times arguing with my wife saying that the first survey wasn’t real,it was a scam, that they are the only one going on in my county, and that the county( Dukes, Ma.) has been specially chosen for only a face to face count.
When I called to try to straighten it out the supervisor repeated that they knew nothing about the other survey, that there was no such thing, and that it was a scam. When i directed her to the census’ own website she told me that she was not going to waste any more time talking to me but she was going to mark me down as a refusal, and then they would come over to my house “with a cop” and make me answer the questions.Is that what I wanted? I then asked what did she mean? How was that going to work? She reiterated her threat and I told them that if that was the case that I would be home at five. She did not appear, and when i called to find out why, she stated that she had turned it over to her superior, and that not to worry, but they would be coming over “with the cops” and that “ [I] will give them the answers”
So now what?
Well based on the research I've presented here, you could print out the summary statement I included to give to any cops that show up, and ask them what law you've violated.
But, also based ont he research I've presented here, I highly doubt any cops are going to show up.
I'd return the "community survey", after I'd shredded it.
Don’t answer the door.
I put “3” for the number of people in our home and “American” for the question on race. Nothing more.
Got a 2nd one after a semi-threatening reminder postcard. Put the same info.
I screen my calls as well as my front door before opening it. They got my answers - twice now - and I will answer nothing else (including the phone or door if I don’t recognize the person)