General Chat

They'll be loads of light sabres and grooming products in our locals shops in the next few years then!!!!!!!!!.

Loads of people I know are putting

religion...Jedi Knight
ethnicity (sp)...wookie.

Personally I think the whole thing is WAY too intrusive and should've been scaled down by quitea bit x

if people are away they are aked to fill it in when they get back,

i havent recieved mine yet, but i will be filling it in as i dont fancy jail or a big fat fine :)))) x

Wow something to look forward to when l get home on Sunday !!!!!!

On the last census I put down slave as occupation ...I really didnt realies how important it is /was / could be!!!

Not had ours yet, am interested to see the questions.

As a matter of idle couriousity do other countries offer forms in many other lanuguages? I know Canada does in english/french.

I believe Wales offers Welsh/English but don't know about other countries. Canda offering English/French makes sense as part of Canada was colonised by the French, while the rest was by the English.

I forgot to fill in the last census form (I wasn't doing my family tree then) but an enumerator came round so they filled it in.

Edit: just seen Joeva's post, the first part of mine was in response to Chris's question.

Am thinking more of along the lines of offering a different language for every ethnic race resident in their country e.g. Urdu. mandarin etc!
Well Canada does it because of Quebec who will refuse to speak in english.

I agree with you Muffy - too intrusive. For some reason, the qualifications question particularly irritates me and I don't think I'm going to answer that.

Just got mine will look at it later.

I dont remeber filling any others in for other years for the census.

Hazelx

All it requires that you fill it in,,,,,,,,,,,,it doesn't require that you tell the truth--ha ha...do what the past done ,,,,,,,LIE:}}}}}}}

What a pity that unlike America we don,t have the Fifth amendment.then we could tell them to mind their own business.

Just had a quick look at ours which came today.
What Im thinking of doing is ,as well as keeping a copy...copying some blank pages and filling them in for thae previous cencus years ...pop them in with family tree...Just the basic pages though..
kaY

well you have all got intresting points
i also think some questions are intrusive

but never mind i will leave out the bits i dont agree with
i do still think it was a bit tight not to give us a free pen
the RSPCA do

I'm just reading through it now.

Why the heck do they want to know what type of blinking heating I have here !!!!!!!! I also agree with Uggers...the qualifications are also irrelevant...I'm going to award myself a doctorate :0)
x

Got mine today. Well, I actually got 2, one in English and one in Welsh as I live right on the border! It says if you are away at the time, then complete the census form when you get back - how long will they wait I wonder, as I'm about to go back to the desert!

JoyBoroAngel - I didn't see the question and tick box facility for "where's the free pen" LOL.

K

even anthoney nolan trust send a free pen Karen lol

mind the size of the form think they should of sent two


as i have been decorating the new house today
wonders if i should put stripper down as my occupation lol
or maybe dogs body

Muffy..put Jack of all Trades....

Question 17
This question is blank
Why is question 17 blank?

Question 17 is blank in England.

We aim to keep the England and Wales questionnaires as consistent as possible. Question 17 is about the Welsh language and is only included on the questionnaire in Wales. This question is not required in both countries, so a space has been left.

Q17.
Can you understand, speak, read or write Welsh?
Tick all that apply.
and then the boxes and answer choices.

Oh Lord, I'll probably get done now for divulging what's in a top secret Govt. form.....better not put down the answer choices here, though I think you can prob guess .

K


P.S.
So what have you got for Q18??