Count me. Then count me again.

By johnmcboston on Fri, 04/02/2010 - 7:30pm

So yesterday I got another census form. Being I sent mine in a while back I had planned to send it to the shredder. Turns out a friend got a second form as well and called the census office - who told him he should fill in the form again. Now that's annoying.

Anyone else getting more than one form? What are your plans for the extra forms?

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Two forms for two gov'ts

By Kate on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 9:36am.

One form is for the federal gov't, one for the state.

City or town census (not state)

By Ron Newman on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 12:24pm.

Each city and town conducts an annual census. The state doesn't run a census anymore (they used to, in years ending with 5, until 1985).

City and town census forms look completely different from US census forms. You should fill out both.

I got 3!

By anon on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 9:16am.

I received a census from the city of Brookline and 2 from the federal government.

The letter with the form

By anon on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 11:41am.

The letter with the form says, I believe "If you have filled this out, you don't need to fill it out again."

Often times if you have two taxpayers at the same address, you get two forms. Both of them (at least mine) went to the same address.

Also, people generally are stupid and throw away the first form. Then again, not all of us can spend our lives blogging about utter nonsense.

there it is

By johnmcboston on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 1:45pm.

After reading your comment I cracked it open, and it does indeed say they sent me one already, and if I did it before I don't need to do it again. Guess they're doing their part to support the post office. :)

Not 'utter nonsense' -- a reasonable Census question

By Ron Newman on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 8:14pm.

and one that has come up elsewhere:

NorthEndWaterfront.com - Confused About Receiving Multiple Census Forms?

Blog.Census.Gov - Replacement Forms Are Coming

I got a second one too

By Neal on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 3:01pm.

I didn't fill it out though. I already filled out the first one...

When I asked my parents if

By anon on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 9:03pm.

When I asked my parents if they filled out their Census form, they said they managed to lose it. So it's good if they're sending out replacements!

I got a second one too;

By ken on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 9:02pm.

called the hotline and eventually got "what if I get a second form?" The answer (paraphrased) was " your original form may have been lost in the mail, mis-delivered, or arrived too late for the initial counting. Please fill out the second form and return it immediately. Do not worry, you will not be "counted twice".

I got a second one. I didn't

By anon on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 9:07pm.

I got a second one. I didn't even read it, I just threw it away. Should I have read it?

I sent the first form back

By anon on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 11:48pm.

I sent the first form back the day I got it. I got a second. And now I have received a third. They are all the same identitical federal census forms. I have heard many people saying that they have had the same thing happening.

Whit

The second form is for assuaging white liberal guilt

By limeduck on Sun, 04/04/2010 - 9:44am.

Here in the Peoples Republic of Cambridge, we fill in the first form accurately, and then use the second form to claim membership in other racial groups that might otherwise have been undercounted. Also, if you're biracial (or more), you can combine multiple census forms to create a more accurate "blend" of categories for yourself.