8122183144

yes they are at it again and called the actual census bureau. the have NO record of ANY surveys in my area. 812-218-3144 is a scam scam scam... dont fall for it.

I've been getting calls from this number as well.  Caller id says US Census Bureau.
For once, I answered.  Guy gave my number and asked if that's what he'd reached.  Not wanting to "give permission" by saying "yes" I said "i guess so".
He then gave an address and asked if it was mine.  I said no.
Then he asked me to verify my correct address so I'd stop getting these calls.

I asked how did I know this was legit.  He answered someething about my caller id showing that the call was from The Dept of Commerce which is The Censcus Bureau.
I said I'm not telling him  anything until I look up this number to see if it is a scam.
Apparently it is!

I've also been getting these calls from 812-218-3144, so today, May 13, 2012, I decided to check the validity of these calls.
I got onto the Census.gov website and found a number to call.  It's Sunday, and they're there till 9p. I talked to a person there and she asked for my phone number, and sure enough, she came up with the same case number that the people calling from 812-218-3144 were giving me.  She said that these phone surveys are legit and are voluntary. She asked me if I wanted to do the survey and I said no. She said that's fine and will note that on my case number.
1-800-523-3205, (National Processing Center).
Hope this helps...

I've been getting calls from someone at 812-218-3144 for about 3 months now. Same story. They leave a message with a case number and a phone number to call. I called them back and told them I was not interested. I've been getting on average 1 call every two days. Received a call on Sunday at 7:30pm and told them that I was not interested. They said that they needed me to answer questions about recent purchases and the info is used to help the gov't calculate the CPI. I told them no! They asked if I would prefer someone to stop by my house. I told them no! I told them to send me a survey via US Mail and I would answer their questions as long as I could verify that the survey was in fact from the US Census Bureau. It is harassment, plain and simple!

The 800 number that I posted above your message solved my problem.  They have not called me since.  I just told them I did not want to participate in their survey, so she noted it on my case number and no calls since... :)

dear idiots, read this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Community_Survey

The Department of Commerce has stated that those who receive a survey form are legally obligated to answer all the questions as accurately as possible. Those who decline to complete the survey may receive follow-up phone calls and/or visits to their homes from Census Bureau personnel. Section 221 of Title 13 U.S.C., makes it a misdemeanor to refuse or willfully neglect to complete the questionnaire or answer questions posed by census takers and imposes a fine of not more than $100. This fine was changed by the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 from $100 to not more than $5,000. To date, no person has ever been charged with a crime for refusing to answer the ACS.

I received a call from a man whom identified himself as a cencus reporter, he asked me to verify my information, i verified my phone number as he had called me but had my address in Ft. Lauderdale and my name as Marshall something. He asked me for my correct info, I asked why and he would not answer, so I told him I would not give any info over the phone. he got pissy and hung up on me.

This is a legitamate call read article.

http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20100124/NEWS03/301249995

You are so full of [***]. Constitution states that a census is to be conducted once every 10 yrs to count the population - no mention of anything that needs to be specific, just a head count. Toss that crap survey in the garbage and ignore the calls. This is all part of the new Obama Gestapo way of doing things. The GD census ended the end of 2010 yet they are calling on Sundays leaving BS messages. When they tell you it's mandatory ask them to cite specific USC chapter(s) that say this and write them down and research them.

who cares, they are entitled to count the number of people in a household ONLY. Besides it's long long OVER now and this [***] continues.

You did good, they have no right to anything other than head count, especially 2 yrs after the 2010 census has closed. GD commie Obommie's crew

I receive several calls stated this the census bureau along with  800 number & password..I don't pick up r return calls...So they started calling from another number 240-420-6029

Got a package from this company and do the Census and a followup call from the staff.  Pushing me to answer more questions.  I got very frustated.  They said they need the information to complete the survey.  It took 5-10 minutes to answer all the questions.  I was very upset.  Later on I went on google and find this number.  I just hope I didn't give out my social security number.

this is a legitimate call.  I just received and spoke with them.  They were updating some information

To Whom it May Concern,
Pursuant to Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Constitution, the only information you are empowered to request is the total number of occupants at this address.   My “name, sex, age, date of birth, race, ethnicity, telephone number, relationship and housing tenure” have absolutely nothing to do with apportioning direct taxes or determining the number of representatives in the House of Representatives.  Therefore, neither Congress nor the Census Bureau have the constitutional authority to make that information request a component of the enumeration outlined in Article I, Section 2, Clause 3.  In addition, I cannot be subject to a fine for basing my conduct on the Constitution because that document trumps laws passed by Congress.
Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brimson, 154 U.S. 447, 479 (May 26, 1894)
“Neither branch of the legislative department [House of Representatives or Senate], still less any merely administrative body [such as the Census Bureau], established by congress, possesses, or can be invested with, a general power of making inquiry into the private affairs of the citizen. Kilbourn v. Thompson, 103 U.S. 168, 190.  We said in Boyd v. U.S., 116 U. S. 616, 630, 6 Sup. Ct. 524,―and it cannot be too often repeated,―that the principles that embody the essence of constitutional liberty and security forbid all invasions on the part of government and it’s employees of the sanctity of a man’s home and the privacies of his life.  As said by Mr. Justice Field in Re Pacific Ry. Commission, 32 Fed. 241, 250, ‘of all the rights of the citizen, few are of greater importance or more essential to his peace and happiness than the right of personal security, and that involves, not merely protection of his person from assault, but exemption of his private affairs, books, and papers from inspection and scrutiny of others.  Without the enjoyment of this right, all others would lose half their value.’”
Note: This United States Supreme Court case has never been overturned.
Respectfully,
A Citizen of the United States of America

To Whom it May Concern,
Pursuant to Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Constitution, the only information you are empowered to request is the total number of occupants at this address.   My “name, sex, age, date of birth, race, ethnicity, telephone number, relationship and housing tenure” have absolutely nothing to do with apportioning direct taxes or determining the number of representatives in the House of Representatives.  Therefore, neither Congress nor the Census Bureau have the constitutional authority to make that information request a component of the enumeration outlined in Article I, Section 2, Clause 3.  In addition, I cannot be subject to a fine for basing my conduct on the Constitution because that document trumps laws passed by Congress.
Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brimson, 154 U.S. 447, 479 (May 26, 1894)
“Neither branch of the legislative department [House of Representatives or Senate], still less any merely administrative body [such as the Census Bureau], established by congress, possesses, or can be invested with, a general power of making inquiry into the private affairs of the citizen. Kilbourn v. Thompson, 103 U.S. 168, 190.  We said in Boyd v. U.S., 116 U. S. 616, 630, 6 Sup. Ct. 524,―and it cannot be too often repeated,―that the principles that embody the essence of constitutional liberty and security forbid all invasions on the part of government and it’s employees of the sanctity of a man’s home and the privacies of his life.  As said by Mr. Justice Field in Re Pacific Ry. Commission, 32 Fed. 241, 250, ‘of all the rights of the citizen, few are of greater importance or more essential to his peace and happiness than the right of personal security, and that involves, not merely protection of his person from assault, but exemption of his private affairs, books, and papers from inspection and scrutiny of others.  Without the enjoyment of this right, all others would lose half their value.’”
Note: This United States Supreme Court case has never been overturned.
Respectfully,
A Citizen of the United States of America

To Whom it May Concern,
Pursuant to Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Constitution, the only information you are empowered to request is the total number of occupants at this address.   My “name, sex, age, date of birth, race, ethnicity, telephone number, relationship and housing tenure” have absolutely nothing to do with apportioning direct taxes or determining the number of representatives in the House of Representatives.  Therefore, neither Congress nor the Census Bureau have the constitutional authority to make that information request a component of the enumeration outlined in Article I, Section 2, Clause 3.  In addition, I cannot be subject to a fine for basing my conduct on the Constitution because that document trumps laws passed by Congress.
Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brimson, 154 U.S. 447, 479 (May 26, 1894)
“Neither branch of the legislative department [House of Representatives or Senate], still less any merely administrative body [such as the Census Bureau], established by congress, possesses, or can be invested with, a general power of making inquiry into the private affairs of the citizen. Kilbourn v. Thompson, 103 U.S. 168, 190.  We said in Boyd v. U.S., 116 U. S. 616, 630, 6 Sup. Ct. 524,―and it cannot be too often repeated,―that the principles that embody the essence of constitutional liberty and security forbid all invasions on the part of government and it’s employees of the sanctity of a man’s home and the privacies of his life.  As said by Mr. Justice Field in Re Pacific Ry. Commission, 32 Fed. 241, 250, ‘of all the rights of the citizen, few are of greater importance or more essential to his peace and happiness than the right of personal security, and that involves, not merely protection of his person from assault, but exemption of his private affairs, books, and papers from inspection and scrutiny of others.  Without the enjoyment of this right, all others would lose half their value.’”
Note: This United States Supreme Court case has never been overturned.
Respectfully,
A Citizen of the United States of America

is this for reel because i gave them my information. now Im scar of Indenity thife how can I be so dumb.

May be legit if they leave a valid call back number.

If you completed a 'census survey' for an older person (as I did for my +90 year old mother, and used my phone number).  They may call you...

Verify the number is a valid US Census caller,  Call them at the 800 #'s below :
U.S. Census Bureau
National Processing Center
1201 East 10th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47132
If you have not been contacted about a survey and are looking for general Census Bureau information, please call 301-763-INFO (4636) or 800-923-8282 and they can better answer
your questions.
If you:
want to verify that the person who called you is a Census Bureau employee,
have a question about a survey form you received, or
need to return a call about one of our surveys
please contact us at one of these numbers:
Hagerstown, MD: 1-800-392-6975
Jeffersonville, IN: 1-800-523-3205
Tucson, AZ: 1-800-642-0469
Hours of operation for the telephone centers:
Monday - Friday 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Sunday 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Your an Idiot!