2011 census form peek

[rachelralph]

these are the two questions i am refering to. they do seem to contracdict each other though.

obviously i will only make sure im entered on one, but it could get confusing for others who have read the same as me

11. What will happen if I'm not at home on 27 March 2011?
You should complete your questionnaire as soon as possible after 27 March 2011. Or do it before you go away if you've already received your questionnaire.

If everyone in the household is away on census day you should complete your questionnaire as soon as possible after your return. If the household is absent for more than six months after census day, you do not need to complete the questionnaire.
Anyone away from home for up to 12 months should still be included on your questionnaire.


20. Who should I include?

Everyone living or staying in the household on census day must be included on your household questionnaire - even babies. You should also include any visitors staying with you overnight on census day.

[akanex2]

It's not often we get to correct stanmapstone, but you DO have to fill out your home questionnaire even if you appear as a visitor elsewhere.

You must fill out your full details on the return for your HOME address even if you are not actually present there on census day.  Visitors only have brief details (including usual home address) recorded on the form for the household they are actual present in on the day - in a separate section to prevent double counting in the statistics.  So that means rachelralph will appear on 2 returns, but in different categories to avoid confusion.

Individual questions on pages 7-30 for every person who usually lives in this household.
Every person who has been, or intends to be, in the UK for 3 months or more should be included in these
questions at their usual UK address
• Visitor questions on the back page (page 32) for all other people staying overnight in this
household on 27 March 2011
It is important to include visitors staying overnight in this household to make sure no-one is missed. Visitors
who usually live elsewhere in the UK must also be included in a census questionnaire at their usual address.

[rachelralph]

ahhhh i see, i think this may be a case of whatmy dad calls RTFQ (read the ..... question) on my part, i should have read all the QaA first before i asked lol 

[stanmapstone]

It's not often we get to correct stanmapstone, but you DO have to fill out your home questionnaire even if you appear as a visitor elsewhere.

Thanks for pointing that out. There have been comments about people not understanding the 1911 census schedule, but it seems a model of simplicity compared to the 2011 one 


Stan

[Siamese Girl]

I'm guessing if RootsChatters are questioning what should be filled in and why and are unsure of the correct way of doing it that a huge proportion of the population, who couldn't care less about the census and haven't the slightest interest in what future historians will make of it, will just see it as more State interference in their lives and a total waste of money and aren't going to be very careful or bothered about filling it in properly.

Carole

[rachelralph]

i was looking through the questions wondering if my grandmothers estranged husband would even bother to fill it out. he is a 75 year old man, who never answers the front door, was brought up in a gypsy family, hates intrusion of any sort, and will get the census through the post look at it and then bin it!

could be fun for the enumerator to try and find him and get him to fill it in 

[Siamese Girl]

I think there will be a lot of chasing up after this census.

Carole

[netgrrl79]

I had my classroom training session for the post of census collector 2 days ago, and it was mentioned that one of the London boroughs had a very low return rate for the 2001 census, and it is now considered one of the most underprivileged and under-funded areas in the country.

Coincidence 

Incidentally, I was sat next to a young girl in the training whose father is interested in genealogy, and two other slightly older ladies, one of whom has taken the Pharos Irish course which I took a few weeks ago

[millymcb]

Anyone who has not returned it by a certain date should then be visited by a collector to remind them to do it - and if they don't fill it in they will come back again to remind them again.

Good that you fill one it at home even if you are away that night - that's one of the frustrating bits of missing info off the old census we look at.

Happy collecting netgrrl
 
Milly