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Aglaya
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« on: Jun 18, 2007, 11:57:56 AM »
I got censused on Sunday!  It was kind of weird, because the guy doing the census is actually someone I've known for awhile, but not well, and I don't like him much, so it was a little confusing that he showed up at my door.  Anyway, as it turns out, I am one of two households representing downtown Milledgeville.  It works well, because I'm not actually a bad representation of the area.  It also makes me feel important!  Me and one other household will represent downtown M'ville to the country, and really to the world.  It's like being anonymously famous.  I am quite excited, even though it doesn't *really* matter.
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morgan
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« Reply #1 on: Jun 18, 2007, 12:00:54 PM »
That's awesome!

The only time I was censused was last year in Korea.  Weird, huh?
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das kranke Tier
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« Reply #2 on: Jun 18, 2007, 12:34:57 PM »
Some dude tried to census me one time...I told him that shit wasn't my bag.
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Aglaya
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« Reply #3 on: Jun 18, 2007, 12:39:01 PM »
Well, it was kind of awkward (and I just noticed what an awkwardly spelled word awkward is, way to go English!) having that particular guy show up at my apartment, but I think it's kinda fun.  Just think, if I wanted to, I could totally skew the data about my area!
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das kranke Tier
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« Reply #4 on: Jun 18, 2007, 12:43:22 PM »
Just after I got out of college, myself and my roommate at the time got selected to be a Nielsen household.  It wasn't near as excited as they made it sound.
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Andrew_TSKS
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« Reply #5 on: Jun 18, 2007, 01:03:58 PM »
my roommate and i were censused in 2000. we were living in a one-bedroom apartment in which we shared the bedroom, dorm-style. we pretty much didn't have a pot to piss in. i wonder what the hell they learned from us.
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diesel_powered
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« Reply #6 on: Jun 18, 2007, 01:57:55 PM »
Judging from recent changes in student loan policy, I would imagine they learned that they could still squeeze some pennies out of that demographic.
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cool banana
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« Reply #7 on: Jun 18, 2007, 04:08:07 PM »
You guys have sampling? We get censused each and every one of us.
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DCDave
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« Reply #8 on: Jun 18, 2007, 04:19:39 PM »
Counting to twenty isn't that hard
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Aglaya
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« Reply #9 on: Jun 18, 2007, 05:15:39 PM »
I'm not actually sure if this sampling was for the census proper.  He said something about unemployment.
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jebreject
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« Reply #10 on: Jun 18, 2007, 08:18:53 PM »
Isn't the census proper only every ten years?

Also LOL @ Dave's joke
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Good Intentions
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« Reply #11 on: Jun 18, 2007, 10:37:16 PM »
A census is by definition counting every member of a population. They probably do sampling between censuses on which to base their estimates. It's a statistically sound method.
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elpollodiablo
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« Reply #12 on: Jun 19, 2007, 12:24:22 PM »
Actually Marinus they only count pregnant women and dudes with beards.

Keeps the country strong.
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Greg Nog
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« Reply #13 on: Jun 19, 2007, 12:28:16 PM »
Oh, rad, I officially count, too, then.
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« Reply #14 on: Jun 19, 2007, 12:30:35 PM »
Quote from: das kranke Tier on Jun 18, 2007, 12:43:22 PM
Just after I got out of college, myself and my roommate at the time got selected to be a Nielsen household.  It wasn't near as excited as they made it sound.

I meant to respond to this bit.  A few years ago, i also got selected for this, but I didn't do it.  I mean, I've watched more tv this year than I have in like the past five years combined, and most of that has been on dvd.  The way it was explained, though, sounded like a massive amount of work--filling out charts and what not.  No thanks.
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das kranke Tier
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« Reply #15 on: Jun 19, 2007, 12:33:17 PM »
Yeah.  It was totally a task.  Not worth it.  Plus, all ours ever said was something like

Simpsons
Simpsons
Jeopardy
Simpsons
Bassmasters
Simpsons
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Andrew_TSKS
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« Reply #16 on: Jun 19, 2007, 05:18:50 PM »
i wish chez blucas was a neilsen household.
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Lucy
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« Reply #17 on: Jun 19, 2007, 05:45:16 PM »
i can't believe brian hasn't posted in this thread yet...he was a census taker for a while, and, as per usual, has good stories about it.
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Aglaya
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« Reply #18 on: Jun 19, 2007, 06:00:20 PM »
Oh, I would imagine one would!
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