Martin Lewis reminds viewers to complete Census survey
By law, every household in England, Wales and Northern Ireland must participate in the Census - if you missed the Sunday deadline you can still take part as soon as possible. This year, it will be primarily carried out online, and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said it is particularly important to help understand how coronavirus has affected our lives.
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Why are you asked about your job?
The purpose of the Census itself is to provide the Government and local authorities with a detailed picture of the nation so they can plan what society needs.
The ONS explains job titles are requested as it "helps to identify working patterns in local areas".
The ONS said the information "is also used to target resources, and to identify potential labour supply".
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There are additional reasons for asking about job titles, such as understanding how and where people travel for work, how many people work in their home area.
The ONS said: "The information helps your community by giving an understanding, at a local level, of likely travel patterns and times.
"These can be used to identify the requirements for public transport; for example, to reduce reliance on private transport.
"Your answer also shows whether people are employed full time, part-time or in more than one part-time job.
"This is used to measure how effective economic regeneration projects and policies are."
Another important reason for providing your job information is to assess what the ONS calls "indicators of quality of life".