'Demanding' citizen asked to be registered with a pen and not with a paper pencil: Is it possible?

The owner recorded the moment the census takers arrived at his home. Photo: screenshot.

The man’s fear was that his data and information would be altered, so he asked the census takers to complete the form in pen. It happened in Ciudad del Este.

The man started the conversation with the census takers, To whom he made it clear that he would not answer the questions in the questionnaire and that he would only do so under one condition, in addition to the fact that he was filming the moment.

“I do not accept the census if they will do in pencil, if they do in pen – I’m going to give it to you if you don’t have – I accept, otherwise I’m going to go to jail, they’re going to fine me because you threaten that you are going to send prey to all the people who refuse. I do not refuse the census if they are going to do it with a pen, because the data can be erased and falsified,” argued the man.

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He then asked the young women the reason for the why they use paper pencil to fill the document, however, none knew what to answer. Later, one of them questions the fact that he recorded – since there was no need – to which he replies that he should have proof that he did not refuse, but that it should be done at his request.

After this, the census takers decided to withdraw from the dwellinginforming the owner of the house that they will speak with the supervisor of the area to reverse what happened.

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Regarding this point in question, Iván Ojeda, director of the National Institute of Statistics (INE), explained that use pencil paper in order to avoid erasures or erasures, however, all those who want the document to be filled out with a pen, may request it without any inconvenience.

He also assured that, to give peace of mind to citizens, all the information provided is safe and kept within statistical secrecy.