in response to protests from Rakhine Buddhists, the Myanmar government decided at the last minute not to allow “Rohingya” as a write in identity category, reversing its prior commitment to allow self reporting and delaying data collection in parts of Rakhine state (The Guardian 2014). Additionally, while data collection did not spark violence, some analysts have predicted that the announcements of results(planned in several stages throughout 2014 and 2015) could exacerbate tensions, especially if the results show a significantly larger Muslim population than previously reported (International Crisis Group 2014a).