I never have, EVER owned an apartment or resort. I ordered him to leave and he said he would have to go get the sheriff and return. Just throw the census form in the trash. However, the severity of the challenge varies by state and community. If the IRS has no info on you, you're illegal anyway. Why would anyone want to "help the government function" (interfere in our private lives)? Government entities legally are not supposed to be able to get access to this information. Bring it on ACB enumeratorsgo ahead, make my day!! He ignored the legality but admitted there were corporate sponsors involved. I don't get mad about much but privacy is basic American. I will not answer the questions on the ACS. I've received two of these obscene forms and I do not to answer any of the questions printed thereon. we need to stop fighting and come together, reminiscent of the black panthers and Raymond Washington. I just had hip surgery, when the buzzer rang this evening (Saturday 6:30p.m.) I will not answer the questions on the American Community Survey and we all have the right and the duty to stand up against this intrusion. I asked her if she had gotten a statement from my mortgage company-a release- and she found it and sent the refund. I am so glad to see I am not alone in not wanting to fill out this survey. All I can think of is that every time one of us gives in and allows this servant to go unchallenged, then they get bolder, prouder, and we get used to it and then we are eventually abused by them. She noticed that I was very irritated and told me that she just needs the number of people who live here and ages. What we have here is a violation of HIPAA. As a result, Congressional districts will need to be redrawn. The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing survey that provides data every year -- giving communities the current information they need to plan investments and services. To those of you who claim to be "harassed" by these enumerators, why didn't you just complete the Census form you received in the mail back in March and send it back? That's exactly the number printed on the lower right had corner of my ACS form. Proud to be American but wondering where we will be as a nation in ten years? If you give them a little info they will keep at you until you give in. Fight the power. Will we ever return to our freedoms? I am an american citizen and i will not be forced to give my personal information! Direct taxes are inherently unfair because one state, with ten percent of the population, might be one of the richest states while another state, with the same percentage of the population, might be one of the poorest. Unfortunately, the second time my husband gave in, as he felt we would get fined and was tired of the threats. If a person of the same sex comes to your door, act like you're interested in them and start touching their hair. what is this country coming to? I then slammed the door shut. all the government tries to say if they want you to do something is say "its the law" thinking people will run and do what they say. One of the three enumerators did canvass my neighbors and got hold of one of them, who tried to call me and advised the census people were looking for me (I did not return the voicemail). how the hell does she know me and what i look like, she's never been to our door yet. First of all, get a clue! The ACS is better than a surveillance on the American family. I'm contacting my congressman on this ACS issue today. I was in my PJs and answered the door, thinking it was a neighbor. This government is OUT OF CONTROL! I told the second person who called me that I had already refused to cooperate with the first person who called. When you respond to the survey, you are doing your part to ensure decisions about your community can be made using the best data available. When I saw the personal and invasive nature of recent Census, I was irate. The present state of affairs is a direct result of our collective ignorance. The government is doing nothing wrong! "Isn't that enough?" You may have noticed over the past week on the news, many articles about the new situation in American families where the wife is now the major bread winner/wage earner. I very much doubt. In the article above, it mentions the fine is per offense; but I did not read that anywhere in Title 13. In order to do that people response is required. OK then, so why waste my time asking questions? Happy Holidays. I want to put it in the woodstove and make my house a fortress. They do NOT enforce noncompliance, because they know this survey is UNAmerican and UNConstitutional and would NOT stand up in a court of law against The People. I demanded who he was for the third time and he said us census. To posters 190 and 191: Thank you for your input and advice. (I was astonished to note that apparently only about 12,000 households have resisted so far.) "Your mobile app doesn't work well." Please post legal options for readers when census takers are sharing personal information with neighbors! Does anyone know? How can I verify that a mailing is legitimate and from the US Census Bureau? I am a nurse, taxpaying honest citizen and I will not be forced into answering these obscene questions! give me liberty, or give you death as the old saying goes! That and the census has been used in the past to identify people of Japanese, German, and Italian descent. Suggestions include "With whom did you last have a sexual encounter and when and where did this take place? The ability of our federal government to properly train temporary, and permanent, employees in PII and cyber security are not well represented in recent historical accounts. The next day I called back and talked to a different agent or whatever they are. 1. The calls started today. The whole purpose of the census getting shortened was to entice people to fill it out, not this 20-page crap. While talking to the ACS lady on the phone I found out they didn't have a complete address and had sent me a form. I am so thankful for this website! Got angry and physical with me (not a lot, just a shove as I tried to take back the Public Servant Questionnaire he wouldn't fill out.). He had to come through a closed gate. It is confined to determining the number of Representatives [in the House] and imposing direct Taxes among the several States. i wish i still had my camcorder so i could do like the person said. Most U.S. representatives have local offices. For the information of the people here, Congressman Poe (Texas) and Bachmann (Minnesota)have introduced legislation to eliminate the ACS intrusive questions. The yahoos on the Hill will continue to usurp our rights. If you still haven't submitted the survey, you may get a call. How can I verify that an email or text message from the Census Bureau is legitimate? She said they don't do that. These statistics deliver valuable information for local officials and organizations who provide resources and services to your community. That's the truth. We are entitled to "Quiet Enjoyment" of our homes. Uncle Sam gets my money but what happens in my home stays in my home. My husband and I run a small trucking company, and we received a census form for the business. There is only a theoretical possibility that they could fine you. I guess all the info requested I am OK with. The Census Bureau will never ask for your full Social Security number, bank account number, or passwords. Section 221. Title 13 section 141, subsections (a) and (d) authorize surveys. We have starving, homelessness, government corruption. The old surveys don't ask for much more than that (other than birthplace). I firmly told her I had no intention of filling out the survey as I felt it was no one's business. Moreover, since there are no reported instances of the Census Bureau taking legal or financial action, some speculate that the Census Bureau's threats carry no weight. These surveys are most useful for small businesses that need to . Different people call at all hours and they block the name and number. Why don't you post the number in your family, their names, ethnic profile, give us your address and then, we will consider giving merit to your post. My blood pressure is through the roof right now after reading this survey. The caller will identify themselves as a Census Bureau representative. Find out how we keep that promise and our legal obligation to you. They left me a message to call them back and referred me to a case number. In 2000 I threw the forms in the trash only to receive three visits at my door. Well they stopped today. Finally a man identifying himself as a supervisor came to the door and demanded I answer. Rather, the data we collect is only used to create statistics. Its purpose is to keep people informed of what is going on in their local, state, or federal governments. Even in police states, they don't ask these questions asked by the Census Bureau for the ACS. Keep up the good fight! Any opt-out mechanism you offer must be able to process opt-out requests for at least 30 days after you send your message. The opt out option is considered an important feature of surveys, especially in email surveys. Thank God I'm not the only one questioning the Constitutionality of this blatant invasion of personal privacy. I told her not to come back or I would spray her with my garden hose. It came from data mining by the Pew Research Center. Not more that 10 minutes ago, a person came to the door unannounced, said she was from the ACS, and did I have a few minutes to fill out the survey. They have came to my door unannounced on many occations. That's four times today and it's just past noon on Saturday. The Census form estimates that it takes about 40 minutes to reply to its questionnaire. My paper shredder has been complaining of hunger, so I'm going to feed the "survey" to it when I receive it in the mail next week. If you have any questions about responding to one of our surveys, please visit the "Help for Survey Participants" page. This survey is not some spur of the moment mandate by the current administration. Employer-sponsored insurance covers almost 155 million nonelderly people. He stated I would receive no further calls from the census but the next contact would be from the Justice department. What time do the male members of your household go to work? The Census Bureau will call, and then after the calls then they visit your home. Section a authorizes every 10 years starting April 1. Or are they? Some surveys such as theHousehold Pulse Survey may contact you via text message. For information on a specific surveys, please visit the list of surveys or contact the Census Bureau Contact Center to speak with a representative who can assist you. By the time the phone calls started I had researched the ACS and knew what the game was and that the threat of fines was bogus. To complete your request, you'll need to sign and return the Permanent Opt-Out Election form (which you get online) once you've started the process. I will not comply. Our surveys provide periodic and comprehensive statistics about the nation. When we allow them to manipulate us, we turn into "sheeple.". I have a five year old. this is the letter I sent the census bureau. My caller id usually reads 'unavailable' or 'out of area'. You will be asked about your employment status for the calendar week that includes the 12th of the month. All this and I live on an Army installation! 5) Arrest criminals from Acorn and stop our tax dollars from funding Acorn and other criminal organizations like them. I'm waiting for the harassment to begin! How many, each age, and each sex. Your participation is critical. The American Community Survey ( ACS) is a demographics survey program conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. If you would like to broadcast your personal information, go for it. We will ask the rep to make it clear what will happen if we don't answer the survey, then verbally accept the consequences. Say no to everything. The flat reading followed a 0.02% decline in January from December, showed data from the China Index Academy (CIA), one of the country's largest independent real estate researchers. Your participation is critical. I am only a man, a man who believes in his liberties and will stand against this government crap! They must have found it because I heard no more but neither did I get an apology. I've been harassed by phone at night and Sundays. For location-based community surveys, you need to narrow your focus to a small region, for example, Austin, Texas. I've been through one round of the no-response ordeal back in '08 and everything turned out just fine. The answers you provide are used to create statistics about the people, places, and economy of the United States. That didn't go over to well and he told me that I was refusing to comply with a government agency and wouldn't get my money back. This survey of American households has been around in some . Who is there to police the police? These "enumerators" aren't policemen and they can't make you answer their questions or let them into your house. And a law without consequences is no law at all. Then I whistled up the dogs who escorted him tenderly to his car. That's a load of crap. If the stories in this thread are true, those census workers are scum. What time did this person usually leave home to go to work last week? I'm a stay-at-home Momma with a toddler daughter. Maybe you'll get a new hospital! I will post again if there is further activity. Understand that they already have a lot of this info on your tax returns. The US Census Bureau did randomly select addresses across the country to receive the survey. Any and all information that you provide in answer to a Census Bureau survey or census is strictly confidential. They came to my door at all hours. I didn't sleep well last night worrying how my civil disobedience might cost me dollars and jail. You keep referring to the Constitution's original language and writings but that's been beat back again and again over the course of the years. Why don't they survey me to find out my opinion on illegal immigrants, unemployment benefits to people who have barely held a job down in their life, giving child care benefits to unwed mothers who just keep popping out babies to numerous baby-daddies, who will never pay into the system so that I can collect Social Security when I want to finally retire after 50 years of non-stop work,or putting this country into mega-debt while giving money to impoverished countries that will never help us or appreciate us. I left the notice stuck to the door. Under the rule of apportionment, Virginia would have been responsible for 30 percent of the tax. I hung up. That sort of thing. The options are predetermined according to the specific survey. I am not telling them anything. To find more information about other surveys we conduct, please visit the Census Bureaus list of surveys or contact the Census Bureau Contact Center to speak with a representative who can assist you. My 15 year old son was home at the time of the census worker stopping by. Nevertheless, fines and legal action are technically possible. This scared him and on top of that, he did not know most of the answers to the questions. Have you ever filed taxes? I ignored the phone when it rang. But at the same time, phones are not supposed to be tapped. I then hung up. Thank you, wonderful conspiracy theorists for repeatedly posting erroneous information on here and showing everyone that you truly have no life. This is harassment, I am no threat. Now I have people pestering my doorman for my information, pretending to be food deliverymen claiming that I ordered food - just so they can come up to my apartment --wow. Don't remember getting the long form but if I did, I would have tossed it unopened since I already did my duty filling out the census and mailing it in. It is just such a sick country now. I don't owe the government anything for going to college. However, the staff search function on our website will identify our field representatives by name and email address, if you wish to verify that they work for the Census Bureau. The next day I saw this guy talking to my neighbor and figured he was submitting him to the same harassment I had received. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. 1. I received a phone call from the bureau asking me to read them the info because there were only two days left to respond. My husband and daughter fielded a few of them and honestly told the workers they didn't have the information or the form so they'd have to try to catch me. 1:40. If you would like to opt out of receiving further survey invitations sent on behalf of a particular Medallia client, an opt-out link is frequently included in the email invitation. At the very least, if you are going to refuse to do the census, try to be respectful, as some of the census workers are former military. I gave only the necessary information for an actual enumeration of my household. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses. If they refuse, call 911 and report a hostile trespasser. Life lived in paranoia and bitterness is not worth living. How to confirm the person visiting your address is a legitimate Census Bureau employee or whether the contact you received was from the Census Bureau. At first I thought this was the census under another name, then as I read it I could not believe how invasive it was. and gently close the door. What do you really think they use the information for? Have received two of the ACS forms, both went into the garbage. I refused to tell them financial info or how much I pay on a power bill. Spending good taxpayer dollars on another social joke. I found out on a different blog that the OMB# on the front of my ACS is expired. Other articles have slanted this to be a case of "men marrying into money. Whom do I contact if I have additional questions, recommendations, or issues? I don't believe the ACS should, or has the right, to require more. Bottom line: we are supposed to give private information to individuals who are part time, temporary employees of Uncle Sam, the ACS seems to be confused about what they have and have not received and the US Postal Service seems not to be working either. Sad, but I simply do not trust the government anymore. Then we started getting the calls. So I received two ACS forms in the mail and they are not going to be filled out. I'll give you potential issues with being counted. Then the phone calls started. If they aren't paying my bills they don't have a need to know how much they are. So glad I came across this website while researching whether or not I had to respond to this stupid ACS I just got in the mail. I started researching and am grateful for the advice by others here and on other sites. To anon89810: I am all for taking action against them. He asked me about a census employee who visited my home the prior week. Well, our credit cards, social security numbers, and who knows what else, are now being used by illegal aliens and fraudulent companies. I didn't believe him until he showed me the book. I was going to fill it out and check "race: other, American" but now I just don't even want to fill the dang thing out. Tell me, if you were in charge of managing a company and you asked your staff for information so you could make an important decision and they could not answer any questions, how long do you think it would be before a major problem arose? I received your American Community Survey some time ago, and shortly thereafter returned the survey, including only the information you are authorized to collect, and I am required to provide, per the requirements of Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, that is, the number of persons in our household, for the purposes of proper apportionment of our US Congressional representation. A successful community survey is one that gives you high-quality, actionable insights. Now let me get my cell phone fully charged and ready for the doorbell to ring. We need to ban together and not cave in on this. From original poster #188: I heard the head of the Census on NPR this morning. It's the amendments that congress is busy adding to the original Constitution while you guys are busy working, fishing, etc., instead of watching congressional actions on C Span or some such that are killing us and our rights. Well its going to get colder before I give them the info. Thanks, people, for your informative and oftentimes humorous posts here. He first announced the effect on Congressional districts based on the Population shifts from the Northeast to the South and Southwest. One week later, we got two more phone calls in one night because I hung up on the caller and he called back 20 minutes later. Census employees never ask for social security numbers or full financial disclosure. The states need to reassert their rights back from the federal government. I am so glad to once again stand up for my individual rights. I know that some of you were harassed by the census folks. The employees of the Nazi Gestapo and Brownshirts said the same thing. The calls/personal visits stopped. This questionnaire id just too personal and invasive of ones rights as a citizen in any country, let alone (supposedly) "The Land of the Free and The Brave" did Cheney, Bush, McCain, Obama fill one out? Really glad I found this site. I received my acs form,filled it out and threw it in the garbage where it belongs. The less you say to them the faster they stop bothering you. to be human so be sure to count them in as well! The worker harassed him and told him he had to answer the question or he would be in trouble with the police. Being able to have the best information available in targeting a potential market based off this information is invaluable. Get every bit of info on that person I can (don't forget to do a criminal search) and call them and start asking them questions they will find offensive and question them about their personal life from what I find out about them. Received two survey forms, three letters and two visits at my door and awaiting a third based on a lovely letter I received yesterday announcing yet another visit. I hung up immediately and called the sheriff. 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