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Old 05-15-2015, 06:58 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by Mikoyan View Post
They must be getting a low response rate for your friend's area.

Which was why it was stupid for the Harper Government to make the changes in the first place. Previously 1 in 5 families were contacted and it was mandatory. They got a 98% response rate. Since the change, 65% response rate overall?, including some areas with a 0% response rate.

How are you supposed to do any kind of forecasting or planning with no data?

That said though, if it was a private survey company, I'd tell them to take a hike too. IF it was Stats Can, I'd happy answer their questions, because of what the data is used for.
They should also respect a person's privacy though. If they don't want to participate then that should be respected. They shouldn't have to deal with continuous harassment.
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