Census 2006

**Slim** · 21st February 2006, 19:28

Yet again, motorbikes are specifically excluded from the only transportation question in the Dwelling form for this years Census.

Yet again, I am pissed off about this.

I have just formulated a rather polite question asking their reasoning for this exclusion, in view of the fact that both members of this household hold full motorcycle licences & own both a 4-wheeled conveyance AND a motorcycle, and all 4 vehicles are fully registered & warranted all year & all 4 vehicles are regularly used.

The only way to get motorcycle mentioned on your Census form is to ride it to work on the 7th of March so you can answer the transportation work in your personal Census form.

Again.

Just like last year.

And the year before that.

**WINJA** · 21st February 2006, 19:33

mmmmmmmm your feisty

**myvice** · 21st February 2006, 19:47

So Auckland drivers are right!
We don’t exist!

**Jackrat** · 21st February 2006, 19:53

Big deal "New Zealanders" still don't exist either.

**XP@** · 21st February 2006, 20:37

Probably because one of the project managers on the census project has a mashed face because he fell off without a helmet.

**far queue** · 21st February 2006, 20:43

Originally Posted by Slim

The only way to get motorcycle mentioned on your Census form is to ride it to work on the 7th of March so you can answer the transportation work in your personal Census form.

Just say you did, whether you did or not.

**Slim** · 21st February 2006, 20:45

And the reply from the Census office:

"The main reason that motorbikes and scooters are not counted is a reflection of the use of the final data. "

**Zed** · 21st February 2006, 20:54

Originally Posted by Slim

And the reply from the Census office:

"The main reason that motorbikes and scooters are not counted is a reflection of the use of the final data. "

Oh that clears EVERYTHING up then!

So what's the big deal anyway Slim, why are u so passionate about the issue?

**Skunk** · 21st February 2006, 21:01

Originally Posted by Slim

I have just formulated a rather polite question asking their reasoning for this exclusion

As I'm crap at writing can I have a copy of yours? I can't see the point they're trying to make.
EDIT see you got a reply... still doesn't make sense to me. Do they want to know how many cars are parked per house? For the purpose of... what? - street parking requirements?

7 bikes and 1 van - only the van will show up on the census if there is a storm on 7 March...

Originally Posted by far queue

Just say you did, whether you did or not.

Yeah... wasn't going to post that.

**sAsLEX** · 21st February 2006, 21:03

Originally Posted by Jackrat

Big deal "New Zealanders" still don't exist either.

Do this year! As do kiwis , we are no longer just NZ Europeans!

**Karma** · 21st February 2006, 21:09

Sorry... just imagine I'm from overseas and have never been in an NZ census before...

What you on about?

**Skunk** · 21st February 2006, 21:15

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Do this year! As do kiwis , we are no longer just NZ Europeans!

Where? Can't see it.

I have queried Statistics NZ thus: "What is the use (and purpose) of the final data if motorbikes are excluded?"

See if anything more enlightening comes back.

**skidMark** · 21st February 2006, 21:16

i love the intelligence of people in pressed white shirts with yellow arm pits, an ironed too tight tie and big rimmed glasses.

thats who makes up this crap

**Ixion** · 21st February 2006, 21:17

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Do this year! As do kiwis , we are no longer just NZ Europeans!

My understanding (I welcome correction) is, no, officially we still do not.You will not be offered "Kiwi" or "New Zealander" as a choice. But if you INSIST on existing and tick "Other" and write in "Kiwi" or "New Zealander" they will reluctantly count you as , firstly, European, and, secondly , whatever you wrote in. Causing statisticians to bleat because the percentages will no longer add up to 100, but, as the Dept of Stats pointed out, the "spurious" Kiwi and New Zealander classifications can simply be ignored, which then makes the results the same as last time ! Which is why I so hate bureaucrats.