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

February 1, 2008

FROM THE DIRECTOR
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
To: Health Care Facilities
The United States Constitution provides that a census of the United States be taken every ten years. In the
year 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau will conduct a Census across the Nation to enumerate the U.S.
population. The decennial census provides the information each community relies on to obtain federal and
state funding for health assistance, services for older adults, employment services, schools, and more.
In order to prepare for the 2010 Census, the Census Bureau is conducting the 2008 Census Dress
Rehearsal in your area. This will be our final opportunity to examine procedures we will use in the 2010
Census. During the 2008 Census Dress Rehearsal, there will be operations to enumerate people who live or
stay in group quarters, particularly hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, nursing homes, and in-patient hospice
facilities.
We do not ask for any health-related information and, therefore, are in compliance with regulations issued
under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. When
enumerating the residents at your facility, we will collect each resident’s name, gender, age, date of birth,
race, and ethnicity.
If you have any questions, please call the Local Census Office telephone number provided in your census
materials. Thank you for your cooperation, and we look forward to working with you.
Sincerely,

Charles Louis Kincannon
Director

USCENSUSBUREAU
DX-350(L)HC

www.census.gov/census2010