Any Of You Ever Get The "American Community Survey" Through The U.S. Census Bureau?

[WiVoter]

I got one today, and I hope it was legit. The notice I got in the mail said that my husband and I were "randomly selected" to participate in this survey. The notice said that our response was required by law. The purpose of the survey was apparently to "improve roads and reduce traffic, build schools, plan for the health care needs of the elderly. As I took the survey, I documented each question. I noticed there were a lot of questions about "other people" living in our house (We are both retired and are the only ones living here). They seemed to repeat/ reword the same questions. A little confusing. The questions seemed like they wanted to know if we are immigrants (we aren't) or possibly have immigrants living with us (we don't). The questions about jobs were repeated, even though one of the first questions was answered "retired". They wanted to know if we were Mexican/Latino, etc. I answered that we were not, and the next question asked what specific ancestry/ethnicity were were AFTER I answered their question. Color me suspicious.

[Gore1FL]

1. It's legit.

I find it annoying and usually don’t look up the stuff it asks ie electricity costs and the like.

[WiVoter]

2. Thank You

[senseandsensibility]

3. I got one through the mail a few years ago

When I answered that I was "white", it even wanted me to specify a country my ancestors came from. It asked very specific questions about income. Of course that was a few years ago and I don't know if it's the same one you got.

[WiVoter]

6. Sounds Similar

Yes, they wanted to know the country & very specific questions about income. The way the questions were formulated were not always clear. Felt like I was getting trapped. Did the best I could.

[usonian]

4. FWIW

https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/

https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about.html

Chances of the data being put to ill use?

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Of these, I look at this, chiefly.
Under Our Privacy Principles.

Confidentiality: How do we protect your information?

In addition to removing personally identifiable information, such as names, telephone numbers, and addresses, from our data files, we use various approaches to protect your personal information; including computer technologies, statistical methodologies, and security procedures.

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Violating the confidentiality of a respondent is a federal crime with serious penalties, including a federal prison sentence of up to five years, a fine of up to $250,000, or both.

• We promise that every person with access to your information is sworn for life to protect your confidentiality.
• We promise that we will use every technology, statistical methodology, and physical security procedure at our disposal to protect your information.

What does this mean in an administration that violates the law and the constitution daily, as a matter of policy?
You tell me.

[vapor2]

5. Got one 4-5 yrs ago

and I resented the questions and thought way too personal so never returned it.