I am just dumbfounded.  Read the following excerpt:
 

April 1 confusion

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Many Houstonians, meanwhile, say they haven’t returned their forms yet because of the first question:
 
“How many people were living or staying in this house, apartment or mobile home on April 1, 2010?”
 
In e-mails to the Houston Chronicle responding to a census story last week, about two dozen Houston area residents said this question had caused them to wait before mailing back their forms.
Some said they weren’t certain of the answer, since an elderly family member might die or a woman was expecting a baby any day. Others simply felt uncomfortable answering a question posed in the past tense about a future date.
 
Judy Ruhlin of Houston said she was surprised the return rate so far wasn’t zero percent.
“I’m not expecting anyone in my household to die or move out by April 1, and I’m not expecting any births or new members, but I won’t really know until April 1,” Ruhlin wrote. “My form will be mailed out April 1.”
 
I don’t live in Houston.  I take the census seriously.  I feel uncomfortable answering a question posed in the past tense for a future date.  I will return my census after I do my count on April 1st.
 
It’s good not to be alone.
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