Census 2011 - Why I won't Make my Mark

makeNOmark

Census 2011 - Why I won't Make my Mark

Question 1 – What is your name?
no problem with giving my name
Question 2 – Sex?
no problem giving that answer
Question 3 – What is your date of birth?
you can have my birth year
Question 4 – What is your relationship to other persons in the household?
confidential,no answer
Question 5 – What is your current marital status?
confidential,no answer
Question 6 – What is your place of birth?
confidential
Question 7 – Where do you usually live?
at home
Question 8 – Where did you usually live one year ago?
same as now
Question 9 – Have you lived outside the Republic of Ireland for a continuous period of one year or more?
nobody's business
Question 10 – What is your nationality?
no problem answering that
Question 11 – What is your ethnic or cultural background?
does it matter?to whom?
Question 12 – What is your religion?
confidential
Question 13 – How many children have you given birth to?
nobody's business except my family's
Question 14 – Can you speak Irish?
learned it in school,but no
Question 15 – Do you speak a language other than English or Irish at home?
nobody's business
Question 16 – Do you have any of the following long-lasting conditions or difficulties?
confidential
Question 17 – It you answered “Yes” to question 16, do you have any difficulty in doing any of the following?
confidential
Question 18 – How is your health in general?
nobody's business except mine and my GP's
Question 19 – How do you usually travel to work, school or college?
i answer that
Question 20 – What time do you usually leave home to go to work, school or college?
well everyone I know that work usually starts between 7 and 9 o'clock.
Question 21 – How long does your journey to work, school or college usually take?
i answer that
Question 22 – Do you provide regular unpaid personal help for a friend or family member with a long-term illness, health problem or disability?
nobody's business
Question 23 – If you are aged under 15 go to Question 34

Question 24 – Have you ceased your full-time education?
don't know?
Question 25 – What is the highest level of education/training (full-time or part-time) which you have completed to date?
confidential
Question 26 – What is the main field of study of the highest qualification you have completed to date?
confidential
Question 27 – How would you describe your present principal status?
nobody's business
Question 28 – If you are working, unemployed or retired go to Question 29.
If you are a student go to Question 34
Otherwise go to Question 35.
Question 29 – Do (did) you work as an employee or are (were) you self-employed in your main job?
confidential
Question 30 – What is (was) your occupation in your main job?
who wants to know?confidential
Question 31 – if you are retired go to Question 35.
Question 32 – What is (was) the business of your employer at the place where you work(ed) in your main job?
confidential
Question 33 – If you are unemployed go to Question 35.
Unemployed persons are not required to answer the question on name and address of place of work.
confidential
Question 34 – What is the full name and address of your place of work, school or college?
confidential
I will answer 9 questions,that's all this nannystate will get from me.
They didn't make use of the last census,so why should I trust them now to put the data to good use?
Besides,all the questions I won't answer are not relevant to improve this country,but an intrusion on my privacy.

Thanks for reading

squod

That's you and every other fordiner so..........

makeNOmark

makeNOmark wrote: »

Thanks for reading

I didn't

storm2811

lol

That is all.

partyatmygaff

makeNOmark wrote: »

They didn't make use of the last census,so why should I trust them now to put the data to good use?

lol

phasers

Why did you type all of that out? Do you really think anyone cares?

Pacing Mule

Q35 - Do you enjoy making pointless posts ?

Yes - Must head to boards.ie immediately !

TheZohanS

When do we get the forms? Next Friday?

Sierra Oscar

lul wut?

10lulwuts.

Storminateacup

I find it funny that you made an account to share it on boards, but wont share it with the state.
Lul.

You should just write on your census "Refer to http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056207617"

Cybertron85

Question 2 – Sex?

Yes, sometimes.

Alter-Ego

Stick it to the man OP.

sollar

Just fill the thing out and stop being an arse.

UnknownSpecies

You are some legend OP.

nyarlothothep

the government is going to force you to a pay a tax on using the internet, in the absence of having a TV. Fck the state, well done OP.

thetonynator

OMG imagine being such a rebel like the OP and not filling in the census form! You are my hero OP, I'd never have the balls to do something as unbelievably cool as that . . . :rolleyes:

hondasam

The answers are hardly classified information OP, just answer them.

*sigh* I'd say you're a fan of George Orwell :rolleyes:

Duckworth_Luas

I volunteered as an enumerator for the last census. Never, and I mean never again.

The biggest problem was morons like this who believe that filling out the form is an invasion of privacy. At least once every day I had to endure a tongue lashing off some self obsessed gob****e that thinks the government has singled them out and is trying to spy on them, and them alone. Get over yourself you tool!

One of your few obligations living in this state is to fill out the census form truthfully every five years. The answers you provide are invaluable for providing adequate public services where they are needed and giving a snapshot of how our society is changing.

Nobody, least of all the enumerator, gives a flying fcuk what is filled in on any individual form.

upandcumming

makeNOmark wrote: »

Census 2011 - Why I won't Make my Mark

Question 1 – What is your name?
...
Question 34 – What is the full name and address of your place of work, school or college?
confidential
I will answer 9 questions,that's all this nannystate will get from me.
They didn't make use of the last census,so why should I trust them now to put the data to good use?
Besides,all the questions I won't answer are not relevant to improve this country,but an intrusion on my privacy.

Thanks for reading

I really despise you OP. Like to join boards to post that slurry?

darragh16

OP, its just the census. Answer the questions or GTFO

Aoifey!

You went to all the trouble of making an account just for this?

Easycash10

Unfortunatley everyones has to do the census
however i dont agree with our census stats going to the Queen of England the last time I checked the republic wasnt ruled by England.

This would be the only reason i wouldnt do the Census i dont think our stats are an of her business!

amdublin

Hi op,

I see what you did there with your post title and your username.

Wow so clever dude.

Duckworth_Luas

Easycash10 wrote: »

Unfortunatley everyones has to do the census
however i dont agree with our census stats going to the Queen of England the last time I checked the republic wasnt ruled by England.

This would be the only reason i wouldnt do the Census i dont think our stats are an of her business!

Damn that Queen of England and her voracious appetite for statistics! If she's not knighting some z-list actor or other she is droning on about poisson or binomial distributions!

I mean WTF?

Cookie_Monster

Makes good reading

bonerm

Wow, I wish I was a 00' agent too. OP how do I join up? Is there a online application form I can fill out (or not).

flyswatter

Just fill it out.

You might appreciate it when the government makes plans and structures that suit you due to the data they get.

Dravokivich

makeNOmark wrote: »

Thanks for reading

There really wasn't all that much to read...

Captain_Generic

What do you think you are, a secret agent?

DoneDL

Why would you not take part in a census that will help plan for the countries future and why post at all

number10a

OP, if you're that bothered, just spend the night in Newry. We're not going to be so bothered about you not being counted among us anyway.

Bannasidhe

On the bright side when the full census info is released in about 100 years OP's descendents won't be able to find him/her. Imagine the shame of being descended from someone committed a pointless offence rather than fill in a form.:rolleyes:

The relevant legislation can be found at http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/statsact93.pdf - have a look at part VI clause 36.

kincsem

Leave him be. He's a passive rebel with an interesting hairstyle. Fight the power.

squod

DoneDL wrote: »

Why would you not take part in a census that will help plan for the countries future and why post at all

There's no evidence that has happened or will happen. Lord knows what the government will do with the info, probably provide less services to the population generally. Because that what is happening, don't you know.

Dave!

Surprised the boys in the Conspiracy Theories forum haven't started a similar thread actually

Bannasidhe

Dave! wrote: »

Surprised the boys in the Conspiracy Theories forum haven't started a similar thread actually

Or have they?

mikemac

No nothing in conspiracy theories yet, there will be

They are busy saying the Tsumami was caused by some experiment gone wrong.
Which I find pretty tasteless in my opinion:(

UsernameInUse

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

I volunteered as an enumerator for the last census. Never, and I mean never again.

The biggest problem was morons like this who believe that filling out the form is an invasion of privacy. At least once every day I had to endure a tongue lashing off some self obsessed gob****e that thinks the government has singled them out and is trying to spy on them, and them alone. Get over yourself you tool!

One of your few obligations living in this state is to fill out the census form truthfully every five years. The answers you provide are invaluable for providing adequate public services where they are needed and giving a snapshot of how our society is changing.

Nobody, least of all the enumerator, gives a flying fcuk what is filled in on any individual form.

My sentiments exactly.

So why do you continue in pursuit of labeling the OP a "self obsessed gob****e"? If an individual doesn't want to fill out a form, that's their prerogative and theirs alone. I, personally, believe in the free movement of people and don't see sense in collecting data concerning what the population eat for breakfast.

As far as public services go, I don't require (apart from law enforcement) any so I'll save the government from frothing at the mouth in worry over me. I don't believe the OP thinks the government are spying on him - he just doesn't think it's important that he fills out a form describing what way he gets out of bed in the morning. But as you said, "nobody gives a flying fcuk" - what a waste of paper.

Bannasidhe

UsernameInUse wrote: »

My sentiments exactly.

So why do you continue in pursuit of labeling the OP a "self obsessed gob****e"? If an individual doesn't want to fill out a form, that's their prerogative and theirs alone. I, personally, believe in the free movement of people and don't see sense in collecting data concerning what the population eat for breakfast.

As far as public services go, I don't require (apart from law enforcement) any so I'll save the government from frothing at the mouth in worry over me. I don't believe the OP thinks the government are spying on him - he just doesn't think it's important that he fills out a form describing what way he gets out of bed in the morning.

SOOO...you don't use the roads, or schools, or hospitals, or any other features of public infrastructure like say (and I'm plucking this one out of the air here) the internet?

biko

There is a census thread already.