Census in Your Nation!

[Geilinor]

Do you have a Census? - Yes

Is it an appointed committee, or a permanent bureaucracy? Or, is it neither? - It's handled by Gcensus, a branch of the government

Is there a head of your census committee, bureaucracy, or whatever? - The Minister of National Affairs

Who appoints him/her, or are they elected? - Ministers are appointed by the president, but can be removed if 2/3 of the Representative House vote to remove the minister.
Where does the authorization for a census lie? - There is a law that allows for a census every 10 years, the census is administered by Gcensus

Is there a punishment for not taking the Census? - Yes, a $500 fine

How many people work in the Census? - Lots, but Gcensus has not provided an exact number.

Are there enumerators? - No enumerators, we have machines that do the counting and processing of mail censuses, and the computers deal with the online census.

Do the enumerators actually visit houses? - No

Do they carry a tracking device (such as GPS)? - No enumerators

What's on your census form? - {be specific}
There are 11 questions:
1.) List the names of the people in the household
2.) List genders
3.) List ages
4.) Languages spoken
5.) Employment
6.) Income
7.) Ethnicity
8.) Marital Status
9.) Education
10.) Place of birth
11.) Questions on housing
Has Census data ever been misued or abused? - Nearly, but we managed to stop it.

If so, how? - Someone, assumed to be another nation, tried to hack into the computer system.

If not, is that because your census is a statistics item only (like in RL)? -

Do your citizens have an opinion on the Census? - No

If so, how many creatures enjoy it? -

[Auskralian Republic]

Do you have a Census? - Yes

Is it an appointed committee, or a permanent bureaucracy? Or, is it neither? - The Federal Census is managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Is there a head of your census committee, bureaucracy, or whatever? - The Minister of Internal Affairs

Who appoints him/her, or are they elected? -The Minister of Internal Affairs is elected by popular vote.

Where does the authorization for a census lie? - In 1748, during the reign of the Upaa Dynasty, the reigning king authorized "a study into the number of people fit for warfare". This eventually evolved into a study of the population as a whole. When the democratic, federalist government took power after the 1821 revolution, the existing pentennial census was quickly added to the new government. The first census under the new government was the Federal Census of 1823, in order to stay in tune with the previous census pattern.

Is there a punishment for not taking the Census? - No, but the government strongly encourages all residents to participate, and has made it as convenient as possible to take the census.

How many people work in the Census? - Thousands.

Are there enumerators? - Enumerators may be summoned on the request of a citizen, if he/she would like someone on hand to clarify things he/she may not understand.

Do the enumerators actually visit houses? - Yes.

Do they carry a tracking device (such as GPS)? - No, but an enumerator is typically accompanied by a local policeman to ensure his liver is not eaten with fava beans and a nice chianti.

What's on your census form? - {be specific}

FEDERAL CENSUS OF 201

1. Number of sapients residing within the living space
2. Names of sapients residing within the living space (This question is omitted in the provinces of Elokuu, Kordte, and the Federal Territory of Telkemar.)
3. Gender of sapients residing within the living space
4. Ages of sapients residing within the living space
5. First language of sapients residing within the living space, followed by any secondary languages
6. Employment status and annual pre-tax income of sapients over sixteen years of age
7. Species of sapients residing within the living space
8. Ethnicity of sapients residing within the living space (This does not apply to some species)
9 Race of sapients residing within the living space (This does not apply to some species)
10. Political orientation of sapients residing within the living space

EXAMPLE

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FEDERAL CENSUS OF 2014

1. Four
2. OMITTED
3. P1- M, P2- F, P3- F, P4- M
4. P1- 43Y, P2- 43Y, P3- 15Y, P4- 13Y
5. P1- English, Auskralian, Kharkoi, P2- English, Kharkoi, Auskralian, P3- English, Auskralian, P4- English, Auskralian
6. P1- Employed, A$51,091, P2- Employed, A$43,986
7. P1- Human, P2- Human, P3- Human, P4- Human
8. P1- Auskralian, P2- Kharkoi, P3- Kharkoi-Auskralian, P4- Kharkoi-Auskralian
9. P1- White, P2- Asian, P3- White-Asian, P4- White-Asian
10. P1- Nationalist Party, P2- Nationalist Party, P3- None, P4- Nationalist Party Youth WIng



Has Census data ever been misused or abused? - Yes

If so, how? - There have been at least a dozen recorded instances where a census form submitted online has been hacked and altered to humorous effect.

If not, is that because your census is a statistics item only (like in RL)? -

Do your citizens have an opinion on the Census? - Yes

If so, how many creatures enjoy it? - A special question on the 2008 Census revealed 67% of Auskralians (in this context, Auskralian refers to the populace as a whole rather than the white population of the AR) approved of the census, with 28% of the population disapproving, and 5% of the population abstaining.

[Pekweng]

Do you have a Census? -YES,of course

Is it an appointed committee, or a permanent bureaucracy? Or, is it neither? -Constitutional Commission

Is there a head of your census committee, bureaucracy, or whatever? -Yes

Who appoints him/her, or are they elected? -Appointed by President

Where does the authorization for a census lie? -By population growth

Is there a punishment for not taking the Census? -Maybe

How many people work in the Census? -78 people each state census,19,000 people for national cencus

Are there enumerators? -YES

Do the enumerators actually visit houses? -No,we are using Automatic National Population Counter Device (ANPCD)

Do they carry a tracking device (such as GPS)? -Yes

What's on your census form? - {be specific}

Number of Family Members:
Number of Visitors:
Telephone/Mobile Number:
Citizens: [ ]YES [ ]NO [ ]APPLYING NATURALIZATION
Monthly Income:
Enrolled in Last Census:Y/N

Has Census data ever been misued or abused? -None,because this is our tradition

If so, how? -

If not, is that because your census is a statistics item only (like in RL)? -

Do your citizens have an opinion on the Census? -Yes

If so, how many creatures enjoy it? -100%

[Phantomizier]

Do you have a Census? Yes

Is it an appointed committee, or a permanent bureaucracy? Or, is it neither? It is a permanent bureaucracy with an appointed head.

Is there a head of your census committee, bureaucracy, or whatever? Yes.

Who appoints him/her, or are they elected? The government selects candidates, the King appoints the best candidate from selection.

Where does the authorization for a census lie? Monarch and Government

Is there a punishment for not taking the Census? No.

How many people work in the Census? 176, 894

Are there enumerators? Yes.

Do the enumerators actually visit houses? Yes, for certain censuses.

Do they carry a tracking device (such as GPS)? Yes.

What's on your census form? - Age, Gender, Profession, Household Income, No. of Household Family Members, Religion, Race

Has Census data ever been misued or abused? Once in 1976. The whole government was disbanded and a new one elected.

If so, how? The government used census data as a form of singling out citizens for torture.

If not, is that because your census is a statistics item only (like in RL)? No.

Do your citizens have an opinion on the Census? It is a means of giving feedback to the government and royal family and show their feelings.

If so, how many creatures enjoy it? More than 10 million.

[Jotneheim]

Do you have a Census? - No. The closest we have the Jotnartall, which is a brief headcount held during every Great Ting to see how many showed up, although this is not the actual population, it usually ranges from a few hundred thousand, to occasionally a million when truly weighty issues need to be discussed, although these are rough guesses.

Is it an appointed committee, or a permanent bureaucracy? Or, is it neither? - Omer, the Many-Bearded, usually does the Jotnartall if he shows up to the Great Ting. He does it very quickly.

Is there a head of your census committee, bureaucracy, or whatever? - Nope.

Who appoints him/her, or are they elected? - N/A

Where does the authorization for a census lie? - N/A

Is there a punishment for not taking the Census? - N/A

How many people work in the Census? - N/A

Are there enumerators? - N/A

Do the enumerators actually visit houses? - N/A

Do they carry a tracking device (such as GPS)? - No

What's on your census form? - N/A

Has Census data ever been misued or abused? - Obviously, no.

If so, how? -

If not, is that because your census is a statistics item only (like in RL)? - N/A

Do your citizens have an opinion on the Census? - There might be some who think it might be a good idea.

If so, how many creatures enjoy it? - N/A

[Hasuut Inu Tlomaq]

No census here. Our tribal /clan leaders know who and where their people are and, in general, what they are doing. If the government needs to know, the clans can tell them. A census would be redundant.