Fw: [Buddha-l] Buddhism, the second largest religion in the world

[jkirk]

Richard and Tom,
I was referring to the census questions (see my post below), not to
organizations' questions!!!
Please read more carefully.
Joanna
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Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] Buddhism, the second largest religion in the world


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>>>JK. Based on the kinds of questions census forms ask, this type of 
>>>material would be quite unreliable in the case of this topic.
>
>> I am not sure what you mean. I would take the view that we should respect 
>> people's answers. Why do you think they are particularly unreliable ?
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> JK. You misunderstood my point: I was referring to the questions, i.e., 
> how they are written, not to people's answers. I'm not the only social 
> scientist who's objected to the way some census questions are phrased, but 
> don't ask for examples. I've no census form with me right now.
>
>>>Where that is
>>>>  not available you just have to make an honest estimate that is broadly
>>>>  comparable.
>>>
>>>JK.  Yes, and honest estimates will vary, an inherent limitation.
>>
>> Clearly. But that is still better than blatantly dishonest estimates.
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> JK--Obviously!
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