Yes, I have been and I will continue to do so.Among many other purposes, the census results are used to determine each stateu2019s representation in the House of Representatives in Washington DC. The more people the census shows in a state, the more representatives it is entitled to have. For better or worse, government has its nose in almost everything we do, so this matters across a very wide range of modern life.The biggest reason some people do not want to participate is they fear the loss of their privacy. And under many circumstances in life Iu2019d agree. But the fact is, if you join Facebook or use Google, they will know vastly more about you than what the census asks you to reveal.Whatu2019s even more important is the degree of privacy legally granted you when you fill out the census form, which is way, way above the legal protection you have in virtually any other activity in life, especially online.Here is what the census website has to say on that topicu2026u201cThe Census Bureau is legally bound to strict confidentiality requirements and we never reveal your identity to anybody else. When you respond to the u2023 Survey, your individual records are not shared with anyone, including federal agencies and law enforcement entities. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share respondents' answers with anyone, -- not the IRS, not the FBI, not the CIA, and not with any other government agency.All Census Bureau employees take an oath of nondisclosure and are sworn for life to protect all information that could identify individuals. Any employee who violates the provisions of the oath is subject to a fine up to $250,000 or a prison sentence up to 5 years, or both.To protect your privacy, the American Community Survey NEVER asks for:your Social Security numberyour motheru2019s maiden nameyour personal information through emailmoney or donationscredit card or bank account informationu201dIn other words, from a privacy viewpoint accurately filling out the census survey is just about the safest thing you can do, way safer than virtually anything you do online, for example.What I wish foru2014indeed what we all needu2014is a guarantee of privacy as strong as the above for all we do digitally. Unfortunately, thatu2019s not something our state legislators nor our federal government is going to do. Instead, the answer is coming soon, from technology itself.