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Analogue Kid
5th by West-Northwest
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Oh yeah, I gotta send my census form in...
Good news though on Columbus growth.
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Rockmastermike
CORNspiracy HQ
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misskitty wrote >>
I mailed mine in :D Although I am surprised it did not ask more questions. You would think it would have more detail to get a better report.they used to ask all sorts of things that were REALLY useful for those of us who used the data for various purposes. Between the US census and county recorder and auditor data it was really easy to piece records together to get all kinds of things done. Such as a project I worked on recently where I had to find out how many outhouses likely still existed in a certain town (don't ask).
I fear that in their push to make it "quick and easy" for people they have reduced its usefulness.
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JonMyers
HCMC ✈
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In relationship to the census and brain drain, I thought this was interesting:
Geographic mobility is declining
http://su.pr/1zQ6JfPosted 2 years ago # -
misskitty
Columbus
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Rockmastermike wrote >>
misskitty wrote >>
I mailed mine in :D Although I am surprised it did not ask more questions. You would think it would have more detail to get a better report.they used to ask all sorts of things that were REALLY useful for those of us who used the data for various purposes. Between the US census and county recorder and auditor data it was really easy to piece records together to get all kinds of things done. Such as a project I worked on recently where I had to find out how many outhouses likely still existed in a certain town (don't ask).
I fear that in their push to make it "quick and easy" for people they have reduced its usefulness.Alright thought I was going crazy for a second. I knew they use to ask more I agree trying to make it shorter could cut some helpful information from the report.
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arenn
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Relax. The Census used to have a "short form" and a "long form". The long form asked all those extra questions. This has now been eliminated. There's only the very basics collected in the actual Census.
However, the Census replaced that decennial long form with a more frequently conducted study called the American Community Survey, which is a treasure trove of information.
The data I referred to in the original post is the annual county and metro area estimates, this set for the data as of July 1, 2009
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Analogue Kid
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somertimeoh
Harrison West
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Is there a reason why we can't do this online?
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catnfiddle
Giant Corncob District
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somertimeoh
Harrison West
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I'm not saying online only and I'm not even saying don't mail the forms (cuz that would put people like me out of a job!), I'm just wondering why I don't have the option to do that instead of remembering to take this stupid thing to the mailbox.
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WDT
North, Short North
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somertimeoh wrote >>
I'm not saying online only and I'm not even saying don't mail the forms (cuz that would put people like me out of a job!), I'm just wondering why I don't have the option to do that instead of remembering to take this stupid thing to the mailbox.Give it another 10 years.
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somertimeoh
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JonMyers wrote >>
somertimeoh wrote >>
Is there a reason why we can't do this online?Agreed, there are a lot of us that mostly ignore the analog grid.
Yes! My mailman HATES me!! I only get it every few weeks when I'm expecting new magazines, I've ordered something, or my mom tells me to check it. He's learned to cram a lot of mail in that little slot :)
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Lakee911
Clintonville (South)
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Snarf wrote >>
Yeah the census form was pretty dull...how many people are in your house and what color are they? Boring.I agree. I'm very interested in genealogy and there really isn't much info here. In the past, they asked about your home, reading/writing, parents, languages, ethnicity, citizenship, where your parents were from, where you were born, etc. I was really hoping that the GBLT question was on there that they have were fighting for.
This is my first census that I've done myself, so I don't know what it looked like in 2000. What was on that one?
Given the fact that it won't be available for 72 years, I scanned it and stored it with my genealogy records so that my future kids can see it. I don't think I'll be around to see my 100th birthday.
I'm excited that the 1940 census will be available (relatively) soon. :)
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10sun
Columbus, OH
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Lakee911 wrote >>
Snarf wrote >>
Yeah the census form was pretty dull...how many people are in your house and what color are they? Boring.I agree. I'm very interested in genealogy and there really isn't much info here. In the past, they asked about your home, reading/writing, parents, languages, ethnicity, citizenship, where your parents were from, where you were born, etc. I was really hoping that the GBLT question was on there that they have were fighting for.
I received a long form in the mail that had a lot of questions, took about 45 minutes to fill out... this was in November though?
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