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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2000
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The census
Take a few minutes to complete form
and be counted.
Recently, county residents received packets from
the Census Bureau. This is part of an effort to
conduct the most accurate census possible. The form is short and will require only a few minutes to complete the questions about household members.
The Census Bureau is mandated by the U.S. Constitution to take a census every ten years. The Census 2000 data collection process can be divided into three major phases. These phases consist of: Compiling and Updating the Address List (July 1998 to March 2000); Collecting the Data or Enumeration (March 2000 to September 2000) and Processing the Data (March 2000 to September 2001).
The Census data is completely confidential, and will not be divulged by the Census Bureau to any other government agency, private business or individual. All individual responses will be compiled into statistical form, and the information released will not identify any particular person.
The data gathered is vital to planning by the federal, state and local government. Many programs have their funding level determined by population figures, and the Census data, forms the base for those figures.
For households not answering the first Census questionnaire, an enumerator will pay a personal, follow-up visit. It’s a much mere expensive process than the mail-in response form. It is estimated that those not returning their forms in 1990, actually cost the program at least six times more than those who did.
If you need help completing your questionnaire call 1-800-471-9424.
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