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ABS decision to reuse biased, coercive Census religion question puts human rights in the spotlight (johnmenadue.com)
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In assuming all respondents have a religion, the framing of the question produces acquiescence bias that inflates data — by as much as 11 points, according to a number of surveys — in favour of religious affiliation.

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[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

If ever the option of Atheist / Agnostic / Non-Religious is missing, then I’ll opt to mis-classify as a Sikh, Hindu or other peaceful minority religion so that they have more of a chance to be recognised.