Census 2006

[Karma]

Try this http://www.stats.census.govt.nz/default.htm

Sweet... cheers...

[Pixie]

Do what the majority of Poms do on their census forms:
To the question: "How did you travel to work today?"
They answer: " On an egg"

[Ixion]

Do what the majority of Poms do on their census forms:
To the question: "How did you travel to work today?"
They answer: " On an egg"

You mean one of these, L'oeuf, circa 1943. Not many of them about now

[Skunk]

Got a reply from the census people: "The main reason that motorbikes and scooters are not counted is a reflection of the use of the final data."

Sound familiar?

I have thanked them for their form letter and asked them to clarify that response.

They have replied: "Your reply has been forwarded to Stats NZ head office"

[Lou Girardin]

A census in which the population count will exceed 100% seems to have little value.
I think this time I'm going to put down Maori. I saw some great beach front land down the East cape and I'm feeling very Ngati Porou.

[ManDownUnder]

I saw some great beach front land down the East cape and I'm feeling very Ngati Porou.

Keep your hands to yourself...

[ManDownUnder]

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. "

Interesting isn't it.

Isn't the final use of the data to understand who we are enabling:
Policy formulation
Appropriate allocation of resources
etc...?

So in not knowing how many full time m/c there are (and part time too for that matter) how the hell are they ever going to know how to deal with issues like
1) Congestion relief - allowing m/c to use bus lanes
2) Filtering and splitting issues?
3) Impact of installing cheese grater (aka cheap but ok for cars) barriers

etc.

Yeah - I'm passionate about this one too. It's a personl thing. They say they are interested in me, they want to help me... then they specifically ignore me.

WTF?

[Hailwood]

And here's something else weird.....I looked at my individual census form and question 41 which asks what was the one main way you travelled to work......clearly has motorbike as an option..yet the dwelling one states DON'T count motorbikes!!!!!

makes one wonder what the Stats people actually want to know.......

[Hailwood]

Just called Stats NZ and spoke with someone there in the user needs team (sounds scary..special needs?). She advised that motorcycles have never been included in the stats and that no motorcycle group or groups made representations or submissions to be included when Stats NZ called for them last year.

So it seems if we want to be included in the census, we need to put submissions in as a group..(BRONZ, Ulysses, HOG, KB etc) when Stats call for them before the next census.

Just thought the forum readers would like to know why......not some anti motorcycle stance by Stats and Andy Knacerwacker at LTSA but maybe our own inaction? Just my thoughts anyway

[crashe]

Well Im still waiting for them to come back and pick up the last census form from me...

They picked it up ... then sent it back to me, telling me to fill in 22 answers...
which I had already done :whistle.. and they said they would come back in 5 days.... Now I was home the whole time waiting............... and waiting......

Well after 3 years of waiting I file'd it under "R" for you know what.


So therefore the stats are NOT correct, since they dont have mine.


Wonder what will happen this year with mine... will they accept it or not.....
probably not...


I wasnt going to spend money on a envelope and stamp to send it back to them... they didnt supply me with one when they sent it back...They pay people to come and collect them.

[ManDownUnder]

Well after 3 years of waiting I file'd it under "R" for you know what.

"R you coming to get your form?"

[NC]

Is it illegal to put "untruths"?

[sAsLEX]

So it seems if we want to be included in the census, we need to put submissions in as a group..(BRONZ, Ulysses, HOG, KB etc) when Stats call for them before the next census.

Why does a section of society need representatives to make it get in to stats? It doesnt make sense.

[crashe]

Is it illegal to put "untruths"?

You put in the "truth" as you know it to be......

[Hailwood]

Of course it doesnt make sense its the govt stats dept!!! but they ask for submissions so they can then use the information for interested groups..thats their answer...dont know what it means but thats what they said when I asked the same question..