Some countries track ethnicity, some nationality, some a hybrid, but they just about all want to track something. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/ethnic-groups/
I wonder when they will track "racial" πΆπ±π²π»ππΆππ since this has become a thing https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/08/household-pulse-survey-updates-sβ¦
A couple of censuses ago I didn't mail mine in. A man my age and a young lady appeared at my door inquiring. I said, "Two adult citizens live here. They sent the long form to me, and I threw it in the trash. How much is the fine, I'll get my checkbook?" The young lady seemed astonished; the man told me there was no fine and asked if I would answer the "important" underlined questions on the form the young lady poked in my direction. One of the important questions was, "Do you have indoor plumbing?" Now I was astonished. Unless you consider construction site porta-potties outhouses you would not find one within 50 miles. Governments are strange. I rate them one star and do not recommend.
"Governments are strange. I rate them one star and do not recommend."
"... except for all the others"
Please, never forget that the alternative to government, however obtrusive or whacky it may be, is control by despotic warlords. Or by corporations, which would be even worse.
I'm sure a lot of questions about sexual orientation would be answered hesitantly, and for a lot of good reasons; we all know what life would be like for gays and lesbians under the right-wing Christian sort of government the Boeberts of America are eager for. OTOH I'd wager that the gender identity questions would be answered with such eagerness and at such length that the questioners would end up fleeing.
Some countries track ethnicity, some nationality, some a hybrid, but they just about all want to track something. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/ethnic-groups/
I wonder when they will track "racial" πΆπ±π²π»ππΆππ since this has become a thing https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/08/household-pulse-survey-updates-sex-question-now-asks-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity.html I wonder how many people resist answering.
A couple of censuses ago I didn't mail mine in. A man my age and a young lady appeared at my door inquiring. I said, "Two adult citizens live here. They sent the long form to me, and I threw it in the trash. How much is the fine, I'll get my checkbook?" The young lady seemed astonished; the man told me there was no fine and asked if I would answer the "important" underlined questions on the form the young lady poked in my direction. One of the important questions was, "Do you have indoor plumbing?" Now I was astonished. Unless you consider construction site porta-potties outhouses you would not find one within 50 miles. Governments are strange. I rate them one star and do not recommend.
"Governments are strange. I rate them one star and do not recommend."
"... except for all the others"
Please, never forget that the alternative to government, however obtrusive or whacky it may be, is control by despotic warlords. Or by corporations, which would be even worse.
I'm sure a lot of questions about sexual orientation would be answered hesitantly, and for a lot of good reasons; we all know what life would be like for gays and lesbians under the right-wing Christian sort of government the Boeberts of America are eager for. OTOH I'd wager that the gender identity questions would be answered with such eagerness and at such length that the questioners would end up fleeing.