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I don't think it's random. I have never seen a short form of the Census. I get the long form each time. I got a Long Form in 2000.
I get summoned for Jury Duty every year on the same date. I'm not supposed to have to serve more than once every 3 years, yet I get a summons EVERY SINGLE YEAR. My next door neighbor gets hers in that same week.
I just received one of these Surveys in the mail. Today, the Census woman came to my door. I don't answer to strangers, so I didn't open the door. She proceeded to BANG ON MY DOOR YELLING at the top of her lungs who she was. This started a fight between my dogs.
By now, my husband decides to get involved. He made her stand outside in the sleeting rain. He told her he cannot answer the survey because of his profession. She didn't know what to do with him. She proceeded to tell him that he didn't have to answer any of the questions, just to fill something out and send it back in so he could be marked off her list. She said they have a new marketing program starting this week and she's not allowed to work on it until all of her Census people respond.