2008 Census Dress Rehearsal

DC

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. Census Bureau
Washington, DC 20233-0001
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

March 17, 2008

Dear Resident:
The U.S. Constitution requires that a census be conducted
every 10 years. To prepare for the 2010 Census, the
U.S. Census Bureau is conducting the 2008 Dress
Rehearsal. The results will be used to develop better
methods that will make the 2010 Census easier, more
convenient, and less costly for taxpayers.
Please complete and mail back the enclosed census
form today. We need your help to improve the 2010
Census. Results from the 2010 Census will be used to help
each community get its fair share of government funding.
Your answers are confidential. That means the Census
Bureau cannot give out information that identifies you or
your household. Your survey answers will only be used to
produce statistics, and for no other purpose. The back of
this letter contains more information about protecting
your data.
Sincerely,

Charles Louis Kincannon
Director, U.S. Census Bureau
Enclosures

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www.census.gov/2010census

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Your Answers Are Confidential
Federal law protects your privacy and keeps your answers
confidential (Title 13, U.S. Code, Sections 9 and 214).
The answers you give on the census form cannot be
obtained by law enforcement or tax collection agencies.
Your answers cannot be used in court. They cannot be
obtained with a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
As allowed by law, census forms become public after
72 years (Title 44, U.S. Code, Section 2108). These forms
can be used for family history and other types of historical
research.
Please visit our website at http://www.census.gov/privacy/
to learn more about our privacy policy and data protection.

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