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WHY FILL OUT A CENSUS FORM?
Every household in the country will receive a questionnaire in 2010. To ensure an accurate and fair count of all populations at all geographic levels in the nation, the Census Bureau needs you or someone in your household to respond to the census questionnaire.
It's important.
Census data affect funding for your community, your community’s representation in Congress and your community leader’s planning decisions
The Census questionnaire takes only a few minutes to answer and return by mail.
Courtesy of The United States Census Bureau
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Every household in the country will receive a questionnaire in 2010. To ensure an accurate and fair count of all populations at all geographic levels in the nation, the Census Bureau needs you or someone in your household to respond to the census questionnaire.
It's important.
Census data affect funding for your community, your community’s representation in Congress and your community leader’s planning decisions
- Census affects funding in your community Census data directly affect how more than $300 billion per year in federal and state funding is allocated to communities for neighborhood improvements, public health, education, transportation and much more. That's more than $3 trillion over a 10-year period. Spending just a few minutes to fill out your census form will help ensure your community gets its fair share of federal and state funding.
- Census affects your voice in Congress Mandated by the U.S. Constitution, the census is also used to apportion seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and to redistrict state legislatures.
- Census affects your representation in state and local government Census data are used to define legislature districts, school district assignment areas and other important functional areas of government.
- Census informs your community's decisions The census is like a snapshot that helps define who we are as a nation. Data about changes in your community are crucial to many planning decisions, such as where to provide services for the elderly, where to build new roads and schools, or where to locate job training centers.
The Census questionnaire takes only a few minutes to answer and return by mail.
- Census 2010 is short form only Say goodbye to the long form. Census 2010 contains only 10 questions, takes only 10 minutes to complete, and your response will be used for 10 years.
- Census 2010 language assistance is available The Census 2010 questionnaire is available in 6 languages, and language guides are available in atleast 59 other languages. Assistance is also available for those respondents who require larger print or assitance in Braille.
- Census 2010 questionnaires come to you Census 2010 questionnaires will be distributed beginning in February of 2010. Most households will receive a questionnaire via the US postal service, but some areas where mail delivery is more difficult will have questionnaires hand delivered to each household or place of residence. It’s confidential. – Your responses are protected by law (Title 13, U.S. Code, Section 9). All Census Bureau employees have taken an oath to protect confidentiality and are subject to a jail term, a fine – or both – for disclosing any information that could identify a respondent or household.
- Census 2010 data is protected by federal law Title 13 of the U.S. Code protects the confidentiality of all your information. Violating this law is a crime with severe penalties. The Census Bureau does not share records with anyone, including government agencies (ex. Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Internal Revenue Service, courts or police) or private organizations.
- Census 2010 data is protected by our strict privacy principles Our Privacy Principles are guidelines that cover all of our activities. These principles encompass both our responsibilities to protect your information and your rights as a respondent. They apply to the information we collect and the statistics we publish. Our Privacy Principles are based on Necessity, Openness, Respectful treatment of Respondents, and Confidentiality.
- Census 2010 data is protected by statistical safeguards Statistical methods ensure that the statistics we release do not identify individuals or businesses. These methods include extensive review and analysis of all our data products, as well as disclosure avoidance methodologies such as data suppression and modification. It’s required by law. – The information you provide is combined with responses provided by your neighbors and other households across the country, to provide summary statistical data that are used by various local, state and federal agencies.
Courtesy of The United States Census Bureau