Zoe Williams notes the biased census question asking people’s religion (G2, 22 March). Indeed, it’s offensive to many of us; what if it asked “What is your non-religious or anti-religious belief?” with an “Other” box for the religious? That’s no more of a leading question, yet would never be contemplated. Zoe was also concerned about a £1,000 fine if she didn’t fill it in properly. I object to many aspects of the census, so I boycott it entirely. I’ve never had any comeback in 50 years.
Albert Beale
London
• I enjoyed Zoe Williams’ piece on the census, but would point out that the national identity question gives scope to tick more than one box. I ticked British, Irish, English and European.
Juliet Chaplin
Cheam, London
• It’s not just unmarried couples who are ignored by the 2021 census (Letters, 19 March). There’s no category for co-owners in a jointly purchased property; having to put my co-owner into the “housemates” box makes us sound like young flat-sharers, not (very) mature adults.
Shelagh Garvey
Didcot, Oxfordshire
