Phony BBB E-mail Spreads Fiction about 2010 Census; Get the Facts
An e-mail which falsely claims to be from the Better Business Bureau about the upcoming 2010 Census is inaccurate and BBB is advising consumers to get the facts.
How to Identify a Census Field Representative
If a U.S. Census Bureau employee knocks on your door, here are some recognition tips to assure the validity of the field representative:
- The field representative must present an ID badge that contains a Department of Commerce watermark and expiration date. The field representative may also be carrying a bag with a Census Bureau logo.
- The field representative will provide you with supervisor contact information and/or the Regional Office phone number for verification, if asked.
- The field representative will provide you with a letter from the Census Bureau Director on official letterhead.
When Field Representatives will be Going Door-to-Door
- From April to July 2010, we will knock on the door of every
household that does not mail back a completed 2010 Census form. - It’s critical that you take just 10 minutes to fill out and mail back your form rather than wait for a census worker to show up on your doorstep. About $85 million in taxpayer dollars are saved for every one percent increase in mail response.
- The Census Bureau must get a census form to – and a completed form back from – every residence in the United States. That’s more than 130 million addresses. This is why the census is the largest domestic mobilization our nation undertakes.
What the 2010 Census DOES NOT Ask
- Field representatives will never ask you for your social security number, bank account number, or credit card number. Census workers also never solicit for donations and will never contact you by e-mail.
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.
- Your answers are protected by law and are not shared with anyone.
- The Census Bureau safeguards all census responses to the highest security standards available.
For more information about the upcoming 2010 Census visit www.census.gov/2010census
4 comments:
I own 2 homes in 2 different states, I am not at the residence that is declared as my perm. residence. What do I do?
You should fill out the form in the state you live most of the year. So, if you spend most time in the non-perm residence state, you should fill out the form for that state.
Here is the website for that: http://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/resid_rules.html#usual
Thx for asking!
We are Canadian and have a condo in Hawaii. Do we need to fill out the census. We got a letter saying it was coming, did not receive the official form and then received a reminder card in our mailbox to make sure we respond. ????
The census is mandated as a count of everyone living in the US even those who are not US citizens. You should definitely fill out the form.
If you didn't receive one around March 15, then starting April 12 you can call the telephone centers to get a replacement form. The phone lines will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (your local time) seven days a week through July 30, 2010. The line for English is 1-866-872-6868. If you aren't able to do that or forget, an enumerator will come to your condo to count you in person. Try to call the hotline though because it saves the feds money!
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