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Re: Can you folks give any more info on this?
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lugnet.loc.au
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Thu, 29 Aug 2002 04:51:40 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes:
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> The census is covered by a framework of legislation that restricts the
> legitimate ways that census data can be used by the government, the purpose of
> which is to protect the privacy of individuals. The reason that you have to
> identify yourself is because it is well-known in surveying that anonymous
> surveys get less accurate responses than those with identification. So the
> identification is to improve the data quality rather than an interest per se in
> who you actually are. I rather suspect that to check someone was lying and then
> prosecute them for doing so would almost certainly breach the legitimate uses
> of census data somewhere along the line (I'm sure a lawyer would be happy to
> argue this in court!). So identifying yourself and having a fine for lying are
> basically to encourage people to tell the truth, in the belief that they can be
> fined if they don't. However, the realistic likelihood of this happening is
> probably 0.
One legitimate way is to sell the data to commercial interests.
Now they should ask questions about Lego, TLC/G could use that sort of info.
You can neglect to answer certain questions, just answer truthfully.
> Also, I would like to see the court case in which we proved a Jedi-worshipper
> was lying. It rather begs the question of getting a definition of religion and
> a basis for testing a person's beliefs. How do we prove that someone is a
> Catholic? I bet a lot of people identified on the census as Catholics haven't
> been to church in years and probably say and do things not consistent with the
> "beliefs" of Catholicism. Were they lying about being Catholic?
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> Personally I've attended all services of the Jedi faith (Episodes 1,2,4,5,and
> 6, some multiple times) and I have a number of books and icons (plastic images
> of Jedi saints, e.g. a large Yoda and various keyrings, all sold by S@H
> incidentally) in my house further attesting to my devotion to the Jedi
> religion. I have certainly attended more Jedi events than any other religions
> in the past couple of decades.
I only saw the first-half of Ep.2, I'll bet they ask questions on the 2nd-half.
(note: The multiplex projector went off the rails). Note to self - must put the
Yoda back together.
Dave Drew mentioned the following...
> > 2. The CNN article isn't wholly correct. Some names and addresses are
> > kept by the ABS. There was an option where you can choose to release all
> > of your census answers after 100 years have elapsed. I'm sure the people
> > of the future will be just thrilled to find out that I live in St.
> > Lucia, and have no children.
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> Yes, they will be thrilled and thank you for doing it (about half of the
> population did agree to preserve their data for historical purposes). I am
> someone who uses census records from the UK in the 1800s and I love them.
> Indeed, it was only the fact that I am someone who uses 100-year-released
> census data, and hence do value its accuracy, that stopped me from claiming
> adherence to the Jedi religion myself.
Followers of genie-ology must rely on there being no non-matrimonial events
or mystery donors fouling the stream.
> What I think the Jedi-on-the-census form "proves" is that an increasingly large
> number of Australians thought it was an irrelevant question to ask in the first
> place, which is consistent with the highest ever response of "No Religion" also
> recorded in this census.
pete.w (the truth is in the ABS)
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