Re:Why the 2020 census has 9 fake people in a single house
by heavyset_go on Friday March 11, 2022 @12:43AM
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> 1.) What data are they anonymizing? Especially by "randomizing numbers by taking numbers in one place to another place", doesn't this defeat the purpose of a census?
You can mix up data at the individual level so that the aggregate statistics that matter are still accurate. That way the individual is protected, but the data still has meaning.
Re:Why the 2020 census has 9 fake people in a single house
by jarboot on Friday March 11, 2022 @12:45AM
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If you googled a bit, you could have found the answers to 2 and 3: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/tech...
Re:Why the 2020 census has 9 fake people in a single house
by Module_compile on Friday March 11, 2022 @02:55AM
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I was being lazy, you're right. I don't recall ever filling one of those forms out however. I do recall a Census worker coming door to door and I suppose filing this form on my behalf.
But I appreciate the link.
"The data it collects is used to determine political representation in Congress and to direct more than $1.5 trillion in federal funding annually."
Serious questions...
1.) What data are they anonymizing? Especially by "randomizing numbers by taking numbers in one place to another place", doesn't this defeat the purpose of a census?
2.) Are they asking your political affiliation? I never got asked this, rather just: "how many people live here" - this is all I was asked.
3.) What other questions are they asking residents? Is it different in each state? What are they doing with this data? Is it legal?
4.) Isn't this then number used to assign how many "congressional seats" go to which state?