Census 2006

[NC]

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

I was in a 'ultured state of mind' when I filled mine out...

[TwoSeven]

Mine has a box for motorcycles - but only if I work, which I dont - being a student.

The only problem I have with it is having to put 'other' English for ethnicity - even tho they ask me if I am english in a previous question.

I never knew NZ is part of europe. I hope european isnt meant to mean white person, because that would upset an awful lot of europeans.

I'm surprised that interest groups are not using the census to gather data. It was a prime opportunity for biker groups to get some research done.

[Finn]

Shit I'm still filling out the last one. Census is bullshit. They'll manipulate the data to suit their own hidden agendas. Nothing useful has ever come out of it.

And now that they use OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to read the handwriting and tick boxes, I make sure I write real neat and inside the boxes

According to Census, I'm an unemployed 89 year old he bitch with 6 kids - 3 boys and 4 girls, have 2 wives and drive a tractor.

[Ixion]

I'm a 17 year old maori, with 4 kids, and I smoke 4 packs of fags a day. And I don't have a car( 'Tis true!. The Pajero's not a car it's a SUV. And the Alfa would be offended at being called a car, it's a state of mind!) , though I do ride a motorcycle (the one they don't want to know about) to work. Which is odd since the other question says I'm unemployed - black economy I guess. I do have two tertiary qualifications though. Ask me stupid questions that are none of your business and see what sort of answers you get!

[XP@]

Someone could post a reminder in the calendar for about 4 years time....
Then we will have our submission for bikes to be included like a message in a bottle for whoever is around at the time....

[Flatcap]

Was it a census taker that Hannibal Lecter ate with Fava beans and a nice Chianti?

[mattt]

....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.

Isn't the census every 5 years?

[Skyryder]

I use to think the census had some merit. Future planning etc. But whenyou think of the infrastructure balls up of this country in the last few years I really have to question the value of it. Take our roads for example. Have they kept pace with population and user volumes. Not a chance. hospiatal waiting lists well they are joke unless you are dying and I see on tele tonight the Kindergarten Association can get enough kindys' built for the demand. I know you fave to fill one out by law but I think I'll be a female for one night. Just my way of telling them to stick it. Not too susre what religion I'll be this time. Currently I'm a pagan but that's so last century. Thinking of becoming a Destituryion. If that's too confusing for them it's a cross between a Rasta and Bish Tamiki's lot. Hey Mon. Jeesuzzz he d'ed farr ma sinnnns mon and I'mma smokin' da weed mon fa min'

Yep can just see all those black shirts stoned on the gospel and groovin' down Queen St. to the sound of Hoochie Coochei Man. Just love it.

Skyryder

[Bonez]

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

May I suggest you actually read the census form.................

[Finn]

hospital waiting lists well they are joke unless you are dying
Skyryder

Actually the Labour party are smart. They keep people that are dying on the hospital lists longer so when they eventually pass away the waiting list gets shorter. This is why you should never trust ANY stat coming from a government source.

More people die as a result of our third world health care and waiting lists each year than our annual road toll.

[Swoop]

Excellent! (said in best C. Montgomery Burns voice)

Census time! Fun and merryment for the adult population!!!

We are legally bound to fill in a form, but I seem to "jump" between past and present situations in time, when answering questions. I'm sure I was born a Maori, but am now a European, ride a pogo stick to work, where I am a safety supervisor at Springfield nuclear power plant.

I like census time!!!!!!!!!!