I often don't qualify for surveys. Many don't ask if I am self-employed. They also assume that I have just one job/business. I do have multiple businesses and they are not similar. One big problem is that I am not of Hispanic ancestry, which a friend says in his case, makes all the difference.

The biggest problem appears to be that I live so far from normal population centers that I am insignificant. I remember a humorous issue when I lived in Georgia and was moving to Hawaii. I called the electric company and told them they need to send my final bill to my new address in Hawaii. I was told that they could not do that as they are not allowed to send mail "overseas". I tried to explain that Hawaii was in the US but they still said that because it was "overseas" I was out of luck. I even tried to explain that the same stamp that would send a letter across town also worked to Hawaii, but was still denied. I just let the Post Office forward the mail.