Detailed Census Questions

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Usability and Accessibility

» I am visually impaired, how can I complete my questionnaire?

» Why do you need to know about the type of disability that people have?

» I have a hearing impairment, what assistance is available to me?

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Language Support

» English isn’t my first language – how do I complete my questionnaire?

» Are translations of the questionnaire available?

» Why are you asking questions on language?

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Who runs the census

» What is GROS?

» What is ONS?

» What is NISRA?

» What are the differences in the questions being asked in Scotland compared to England, Wales and Northern Ireland?

» Who runs the census?

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Privacy and Confidentiality

» What security checks are made on your enumerators?

» I do not want to share my information with other people in the household – what can I do?

» How will I know that the enumerator works for the census?

» Is it safe, secure and confidential?

» What steps are taken to ensure the information I submit online is safe?

» If I give you my details on a census questionnaire will somebody else be able to get hold of them via a Freedom of Information request?

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General

» Can't you get all this census information from other government data sources?

» How will I be counted if I live in a nursing home, boarding school, hospital, hall of residence, hotel or other managed residential accommodation?

» What day is the census rehearsal?

» Why are household questionnaires uniquely identified?

» How do I know the census rehearsal questionnaire is genuine?

» What if I am away from my permanent or family home at the time of the census?

» I haven't received a questionnaire yet. What do I do?

» I need a new questionnaire, but can you send it to an alternative address.

» Why was my questionnaire posted instead of being hand delivered?

» What will happen if I don’t return the questionnaire?

» Why has the enumerator called when I have returned my census questionnaire?

» What are the 2009 census rehearsal areas?

» How do I get a replacement or additional questionnaire?

» What should I do if I have lost the reply paid envelope?

» How do I make a complaint?

» How can I get an Internet Questionnaire Access Code?

» When can I contact the Census Helpline?

» When will I get my census rehearsal questionnaire?

» Can I save my online questionnaire and complete it later?

» Why have I received a reminder card when my census questionnaire has been returned?

» Will individuals or households be identifiable from published statistics?

» Why do I have to put my name on the questionnaire?

» How many questions are there on the questionnaire?

» How long will it take to complete the rehearsal questionnaire?

» What guidance is available to complete the questionnaire?

» What does H mean when related to questions?

» Why can’t I complete my household questionnaire online?

» What is a household?

» Why the choice of colour for the household questionnaire?

» How many pages of questions will there be in the 2011 Census questionnaire?

» Is there any evidence that a longer questionnaire will impact on response rates?

» Will including an income question put people off completing the questionnaire?

» What is the census?

» What is the census rehearsal?

» What’s the difference between plans for the 2011 Census and this rehearsal?

» Why is the rehearsal taking place in west Edinburgh, Lewis and Harris?

» Why is the census important?

» Is the census compulsory?

» What is census information used for?

» What questionnaires can be completed online?

» Which companies are helping the General Register Office for Scotland to deliver the census?

»  Which Scottish companies are helping the General Register Office for Scotland to deliver the census?
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What statistics will the rehearsal produce?

What questions will be asked in the 2011 household questionnaire?

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How to complete your questionnaire

» Can I complete the questionnaire over the telephone?

» How do I complete a census questionnaire?

» Who should complete and sign the declaration on the census questionnaire?

» Can I complete and sign the questionnaire on behalf of my elderly parents or someone else who requires assistance?

» I am staying at my second address on 29 March 2009. Do I need to complete a census questionnaire?

» A member of the household is temporarily in hospital or a nursing home. Should they be included on the household questionnaire?

» What do I do if my answer does not fit into the boxes on the questionnaire?

» Can I change details on a census questionnaire once it has been returned or submitted online?

» I am not from the UK, do I need to complete a questionnaire?

» Someone from overseas is staying at this address on the night of 29 March 2009. Their total length of stay in the UK is (or will be) six months or more. Should I include them on my census questionnaire?

» How do I return the completed paper questionnaire?

» Can I return the questionnaire before census day?

» What happens if I am moving house around census day?

» My home is being renovated and no one is living there at the moment. How do I fill in the questionnaire?

» My home has been converted into separate flats but I only have one questionnaire.

» We have had an annex added to our house. Should this be treated as a separate household.

» Should babies be included on the census questionnaire?

» Can a census enumerator come into my home to help me complete the questionnaire?

» How do I complete a questionnaire which has been delivered to business premises?

» A questionnaire has been delivered but the property is rented? Do I complete it?

» When do I need to return the questionnaire?

» I have someone who gives me 24-hour care. Do I include them on my questionnaire?

» How can I arrange for someone to help me complete my questionnaire?

» My address details are incorrect on the questionnaire. What should I do?

» What do I do if I have received a questionnaire which is not for this address?

» I don’t have an internet questionnaire access code printed on my questionnaire. Can I complete it online?

» How should I fill in the questionnaire?

» What if I don't want to answer particular questions?

» What do you mean by “usually lives here”?

» A member of my household (e.g. son / daughter) is away travelling abroad but lives at this address. Should they be included on my census questionnaire?

» How should a new born baby be recorded if they have not been named yet?
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Which pages of the questionnaire do I need to complete?

» What if this property is vacant?

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Questions about questions

» Why are there so many questions about economic activity and employment?

» What are the proposed new questions?

» Why ask a question on income?

» Why is there a new question on year of entry into the UK?

» Why isn't there a sexual orientation question?

» Why is there no remarried category for marital status?

» Why is there now a category for Pagan in the question on religion?

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Reference and background

» What sort of questions are on the census questionnaire?

» How does the size of the rehearsal questionnaire compare with 2001?

» Why are there more questions in the 2009 Rehearsal than in 2001?

» What has determined the choice of questions?

» Who was consulted over the inclusion of census topics?

» What determined the wording and format of questions?

» What are the criteria for selecting census questions?

» What questions from 2001 have been left out?

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Census coverage survey

» What is the Census Coverage Survey(CCS)?

» What areas will be covered by the Census Coverage Survey (CCS) Rehearsal?

» How many households will be involved in the Census Coverage Survey(CCS)?

» Why do we have a Census Coverage Survey(CCS)?

» When is the Census Coverage Survey(CCS)?

» Who will carry out the Census Coverage Survey (CCS) interviews?

» What form will the Census Coverage Survey (CCS) interview take?

» How can I take part in the Census Coverage Survey(CCS) if English isn’t my first language?

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Is the Census Coverage Survey(CCS) information collected given to any other organisations or government departments?

» Is it compulsory to take part in the Census Coverage Survey(CCS)?


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Postal Test March 2010

I’ve been sent a census questionnaire now – why?

» Which postal areas are covered by the test?

»  Is returning the sample questionnaire compulsory?

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