The 2010 Census: Vital to our future - Fill out and return!
Would life in your community be better if:
You had access to new health care facilities and senior centers or enhanced health care services for ill or aging family members?
Your children could learn in new or improved schools or child-care centers?
Your community was more accessible and driving were safer thanks to better roads?
You were accurately represented in all levels of government?
The census, conducted every 10 years, is our voice to let everyone know who we are and what we need. Census data will help determine the needs for schools, housing, roads and health care facilities. The 2010 Census is one of the shortest forms in history and will count everyone in the United States, including people of all ages, races and ethnic groups.
Participating in the census is easy, important and safe. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share respondents’ answers with anyone including tribal housing authorities, other federal agencies and law enforcement entities. All Census Bureau employees take the oath of nondisclosure and are sworn for life to protect the confidentiality of the data. The penalty for unlawful disclosure is a fine of up to $250,000 or imprisonment of up to five years, or both.
The majority of households will receive a form by mail in March 2010. However, special procedures will be used on many Indian reservations, in Alaska Native villages and in other rural or remote counties where homes do not have city-style addresses with a number and street name. In these areas, members of the community working with the Census Bureau will visit homes to help fill out the form and take an accurate count. They are only asking for a small amount of time, so please speak with them.
