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IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE CENSUS
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.
Did you know that for every 1% of census forms that are returned by mail it saves the taxpayer $85 Million dollars in taxes.
Census website: http://2010census.gov/2010census
There will be 10 simple questions asked by the census. Here is a sample:
How many people were living or staying in this house, apartment, or mobile home on April 1 2010?
Were there any additional people staying here April 1 2010 that you did not include in Question 1?
Is this house, apartment, or mobile home owned, rented etc.
What is your telephone number
Provide information for each person living in home.
What is persons sex
What is persons age and date of birth
Is person Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin?
What is person race
Does Person sometimes live or stay somewhere else?
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.
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.
An alert from the Member Services Department of the Better Business Bureau.
Tammy Dankovich | Membership Director
Tel: 864-242-6905
Fax:864:271-9802
Email: tammy@upstatesc.bbb.org
www.bbb.org
Better Business Bureau
408 N Church Street Suite C
Greenville, SC 29601
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