Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why fill out the census form?
A: 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.
- It’s easy. – The census questionnaire takes
only a few minutes to answer and return by mail.
- 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.
- 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.
Q. What Programs rely on census data for funding ?
Examples of American Indian Federal Programs That
Rely on Census Bureau Data for Funding
Q. How is census data used ?
50 ways census data are used