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| Thread ID: 66765 | 2006-03-06 22:27:00 | Tonights Census | stu161204 (123) | PC World Chat |
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| 436082 | 2006-03-09 01:29:00 | Is it possible that the census form delivery people get paid according to the number of drop-offs and pickups, and that those doing an on-line census would halve their income? This is not a statement of fact, just a question. But if true, it could explain any reticence to advise of the on-line options? The census form delivery agents get an automated cellphone text message to advise them if the form has been completed on-line, so they do know that they do not have to go back and collect the form. (I know that part is correct as the agent told me). |
godfather (25) | ||
| 436083 | 2006-03-09 02:16:00 | So I understand from a friend who is doing the census rounds it is their gain, the census workers, if people do it online. They get the saving from not having to go back. ....so I understand. |
mark c (247) | ||
| 436084 | 2006-03-09 03:08:00 | Is it possible that the census form delivery people get paid according to the number of drop-offs and pickups, and that those doing an on-line census would halve their income? This is not a statement of fact, just a question. But if true, it could explain any reticence to advise of the on-line options? The census form delivery agents get an automated cellphone text message to advise them if the form has been completed on-line, so they do know that they do not have to go back and collect the form. (I know that part is correct as the agent told me). It follows that if the government are paying,which they are,then they(del peeps) will not be out of pocket for doing less. After all it our dosh not there's. Cynical perhaps,but true I think. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 436085 | 2006-03-09 04:22:00 | I think some of the census delivery staff are a bit confused by the whole thing anyway. One woman at work got told if she wanted to complete it online, then she also has to fill out the paper version regardless. He was very insistant upon this, despite my co-worker knowing that it wasn't the case. I imagine he told all the people in his area the same story. This of course would put off people completing the census online. I got asked straight off whether I wished to complete it online, and was handed the PIN envelope at the same time. :) |
Jen (38) | ||
| 436086 | 2006-03-09 04:31:00 | Mr Hollerith got his start from the 1890 US Census (www.computerhistory.org/exhibits/highlights/hollerith.shtml). That's what the computer side of IBM grew from: the M stood for "machines" --- card punching, verifying and processing machines --- all mechanical for a long time. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 436087 | 2006-03-09 04:40:00 | I got asked straight off whether I wished to complete it online, and was handed the PIN envelope at the same time. :) Your lucky :), the guy who give us did not :( (& we are still waiting for the PIN!!) Tomorrow is going to be interesting as the guy should be back to collect our papers & we have not done either the online or papers version.... |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 436088 | 2006-03-09 05:57:00 | I guess the census form collector would not want to come back here, now that we have 15 children anyway ... My wife would probably want to convert the collector to Buddhism |
godfather (25) | ||
| 436089 | 2006-03-09 09:21:00 | I still haven't fill mine out.... | Mr Wetzyl (362) | ||
| 436090 | 2006-03-09 10:03:00 | I still haven't fill mine out.... Your not the only one... |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 436091 | 2006-03-09 12:20:00 | It take about as much time to walk to the PC and go to the appropriate site as to just fill in the paper version. It's seriously a 5-minute thing. So why do we care if we couldn't do it on line? |
george12 (7) | ||
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