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MYTH #1:
Information from the Census form will be given to the immigration and
naturalization service. FALSE
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THE TRUTH:
The Census Bureau is interested in statistical
information only. The survey form collects information on the number of
people in a location, their ethnicity, income, housing and other social and
economic data. This information is then processed electronically and any
information that could be used to identify an individual or company is
removed, before it is made public.
MYTH
#2: The Census form is too
long and asks too many personal questions. FALSE
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THE TRUTH:
The 2010 Census Form is very short and will take about 10 minutes to
answer. There are question on gender, age, race, ethnicity, family housing,
health insurance, marital history, and military service-related disability
status.
MYTH
#3: It's OK if I
choose not to fill out the Census form. FALSE
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THE TRUTH:
Section 221 of Title 13, Chapter
7 of the United States Code requires persons receiving a Census form to fill
it out truthfully and return it by April 1, 2010. It also stipulates the
penalties for failing to do so. If you do not return your Census Form by
April 1, 2010, Census Workers will contact you to assist in completing the
survey.
MYTH
#4: The Census is
only for U.S. citizens. FALSE
MYTH
#5:
The Census information won't help me. FALSE
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THE TRUTH:
Census data are used to distribute Congressional seats to states, to make
decisions about what community services to provide, and to distribute $300
billion in federal funds to local, state and tribal governments each year.
If you have any
questions, please contact the U.S. Census Bureau Dallas Regional Office at(214)
253-4400 or 1-800-835-9752 or via email at
dallas.regional.office@census.gov. For more information about
the 2010 United States Census visit
www.census.gov/2010census. |
