Census Forms Mailed this Week
Dateline: 03/13/00
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Watch your mailbox! You may get your Census 2000 questionnaire this week.
Forms will be mailed to every one of the 120 million households in America in mid-March. Everyone in the country - citizen or not - should fill out their census form and mail it back by April 1, 2000.
You may even be able to complete your census form online. To find out, visit the Census 2000 Online Web site after you get your questionnaire.
The form most people will get contains 35 questions on four pages and the Census Bureau is stressing the importance of a full and accurate count and encouraging all citizens to participate.
By completing the census questionnaire, people help their local communities obtain federal funding for new facilities like schools, hospitals, roads and highways. Census information is also used by local planners and decision-makers to decide which neighborhoods have the greatest need for new public services and facilities.
About the Privacy of Your Answers
Under federal law, all employees and officials of the Census Bureau are prohibited from sharing a person's
personal information with anyone else, including welfare agencies, the
Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Internal Revenue Service, courts,
police and the military. Violation of this law carries penalties of $5,000 in
fines and up to five years in prison. Millions of questionnaires were processed
in the 1990 census without a single reported breach of trust.
Reference Resources
Census 2000 Homepage
The U.S. Census Bureau has all the answers to your questions plus the reasons you should participate.Current Population Estimates
National, state and local estimates from the Census Bureau.
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Census 2000: Apportionment and Representation
Find out how census data is used to determine each state's representation in the U.S. House of Representatives and to draw state Congressional Districts.Census 2000 Fast Facts
What's the schedule for Census 2000? What's on the Census form? What is there to be counted?Why Should You Answer the Census?
Find out how your community depends on a complete and accurate census.Jobs at the Census Bureau? Count on It!
Thousands of full and part time workers across the nation are being hired now.
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Links to all you need to know about the geographic tools of Census 2000 from Geography Guide, Matt Rosenberg.Asian American Groups Gear Up
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