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2010 Census
A new website informs residents and communities of census
importance. The Census Bureau, in its efforts to reach every
person living in America to inform them and their communities about
the importance of the 2010 Census, has unveiled a new website
offering information and resources to residents and communities.
The website is the platform on which to build a national dialogue
about how each person's participation helps paint a new "Portrait of
America". The website,
http://2010.census.gov/2010census/ includes:
- "Top Questions", with easy-to-find answers to your
questions.
- "How It Works", which explains the census and walks through
the 10 questions on the form that residents will receive next
spring.
- Information on key census dates - just a click away.
- The multimedia center (videos, photos, and audio) shares
peoples' stories about how the census is easy, safe and
important.
Lost or Misplaced Your Census Form?
If you have lost or misplaced your Census form, call the
Telephone Questionnaire Assistance Center at 1-866-872-6868. (If you
prefer a Spanish-speaking operator, then dial 1-866-928-2010.) The
lines are open from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM seven days a week from
February 25, 2010 through July 31, 2010. For the hearing impaired,
TDD 1-866-783-2010.
Also, remember to check
the
Census website often to see how your community is doing on
their interactive mail back participation rate map. You can also
access 2010 Census information in 60 languages on this site.
Phony BBB E-mail Spreads Fiction about 2010 Census; Get the Facts
An e-mail which falsely claims to be from the Better Business Bureau about
the upcoming 2010 Census is inaccurate and BBB is advising consumers to get the
facts:
In March of 2010, census forms will be delivered to every residence in the
United States and Puerto Rico. When you receive yours, just answer the 10 short
questions and then mail the form back in the postage-paid envelope provided. If
you don’t mail the form back, you may receive a visit from a census taker, who
will ask you the questions from the form. A census taker must follow-up in
person with every address that doesn’t mail back the form in order to obtain the
responses.
The Census is Safe
- The 2010 Census will ask for name, gender, age, race, ethnicity,
relationship, and whether you own or rent your home – just 10 simple
questions that will take about 10 minutes to answer.
- The Census Bureau safeguards all census responses to the highest
security standards available.
- Your answers are protected by law and are not shared with anyone.
The census taker who collects your information is sworn for life to protect
your data under Federal Law Title 13. Those who violate the oath face
criminal penalties. Under federal law, the penalty for unlawful disclosure
is a fine of up to $250,000 or imprisonment for up to 5 years, or both.
When Census Takers will be going Door-to-Door
- From April to July 2010, we will knock on the door of every household
that does not mail back a completed 2010 Census form.
- It’s critical that you take just 10 minutes to fill out and mail back
your form rather than wait for a census worker to show up on your doorstep.
About $85 million in taxpayer dollars are saved for every one percent
increase in mail response.
- The Census Bureau must get a census form to – and a completed form back
from – every residence in the United States. That’s more than 130 million
addresses. This is why the census is the largest domestic mobilization our
nation undertakes.
How to Identify a Census Taker
If a U.S. Census Bureau employee knocks on your door, here are some
recognition tips to assure the validity of the employee:
- The census taker must present an ID badge that contains a Department of
Commerce watermark and expiration date.
- The census taker may also be carrying a bag with a Census Bureau logo.
- The census taker will provide you with supervisor contact information
and/or the Local Census Office phone number for verification, if asked.
- The census taker will ONLY ask you the questions that appear on the
census form.
What the 2010 Census DOES NOT Ask
- 2010 Census takers will not ask you for your social security number,
bank account number, or credit card number.
- 2010 Census takers also never solicit for donations and will never
contact you by e-mail.
For more information about the upcoming 2010 Census visit
www.2010.census.gov
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