Sure. Because by not filling it in, you're telling the Government that there's less of "Type You" than there actually are, so they'll treat "Type You" as less important in policymaking.

The database is left on a train before the forms are processed.

Looking at the questions I feel that some of it is fuck all do with the goverment as they have most of the info already.

I dunno if it's actually that influential on government policy. Unless the first question is "do you vote?"

I daresay that if a local area was 90% people aged 55 in 2001, and 90% people aged 65 in 2011, they may be influenced to allocate local resources to a new geriatric ward, rather than a primary school.

Well, they have to get that info somehow.

3) Heating, how you travel to work - it is to do with the government. Should they be upping subsidies for renewable energy sources? Or for running more gas pipework out to remote locations? Do people in a particular area all drive to work instead of using public transport, and if so why? Maybe it's time to throw some investment into public transport in that region.

I really don't see the problem with the census, it takes less than 10 minutes to fill in, fulfils a useful role in forward planning, and there's no real privacy issues with it at all.

What things do you think are none of their business? WHich questions do you obkectto, and why?

The most personal question, I think, on it, is "Where do you work?", but that's incredibly useful to find out what people do for a living, as in skilled/unskilled whatever. So good for planning many economic policies, like, for example, funding degree level physics and maths courses.

I know why Question 17 is intentionally left blank, though. And I suspect some others do, too.

I know why Question 17 is intentionally left blank, though. And I suspect some others do, too.

Mine turned up today, I have read a lot re a £1000 fine if you don't fill it in etc

Question I have is how can the goverment even prove I have recived one?

It was just stuck through my door along with the new phone book, no signiture etc.

Looking at the questions I feel that some of it is fuck all do with the goverment as they have most of the info already.

1971, surely?

For the love of fuckin'-fuck fill it in, or the poor bastard who's got my job as local librarian will have to explain to your whining family-history obsessed great-grandchildren in 2111 why old Asfish didn't fill in his census thus allowing far off future generations to know precisely who he was shacked up with an what impact this has on the family tree.

Which is my every day fun.

For the love of fuckin'-fuck fill it in, or the poor bastard who's got my job as local librarian will have to explain to your whining family-history obsessed great-grandchildren in 2111 why old Asfish didn't fill in his census thus allowing far off future generations to know precisely who he was shacked up with an what impact this has on the family tree.

I remember in exams when you'd get 'this a blank page'. I could never resist writing ' no, it isnt' underneath

My question 17 is not blank! According to the internets and my memory.

My question 17 is not blank! According to the internets and my memory.

I did say that I was one of the special ones.