In March, Carlsbad residents and business owners received their 2010 Census forms in the mail. The U.S. Census counts every resident in the United States, and is required by the Constitution to take place every 10 years.
When you receive yours, just answer the 10 short questions and then mail the form back in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you don't mail the form back, you may receive a visit from a census taker, who will ask you the questions from the form. Any personal data you provide is protected under federal law.
The 2010 Census will help communities receive more than $400 billion in federal funds each year for things like hospitals, job training centers, schools, senior centers, bridges, tunnels, public works projects, and emergency services.
The data collected by the census also help determine the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives. And people from many walks of life use census data to advocate for causes, rescue disaster victims, prevent diseases, research markets, locate pools of skilled workers and more. In addition, residents themselves have used census data to support community initiatives involving environmental legislation, quality-of-life issues and consumer advocacy.
When you do the math, it's easy to see what an accurate count of residents can do for your community — better infrastructure and more services, for example. In fact, the information the census collects helps to determine how more than $400 billion of federal funding each year is spent on infrastructure and services.
If you did not receive a form, call the telephone questionnaire assistance center at 1-866-872-6868. (If you prefer a Spanish-speaking operator, then dial 1-866-928-2010.) The lines will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week through July 30, 2010. For the hearing-impaired, TDD 1-866-783-2010.
When you receive yours, just answer the 10 short questions and then mail the form back in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you don't mail the form back, you may receive a visit from a census taker, who will ask you the questions from the form. Any personal data you provide is protected under federal law.
The 2010 Census will help communities receive more than $400 billion in federal funds each year for things like hospitals, job training centers, schools, senior centers, bridges, tunnels, public works projects, and emergency services.
The data collected by the census also help determine the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives. And people from many walks of life use census data to advocate for causes, rescue disaster victims, prevent diseases, research markets, locate pools of skilled workers and more. In addition, residents themselves have used census data to support community initiatives involving environmental legislation, quality-of-life issues and consumer advocacy.
When you do the math, it's easy to see what an accurate count of residents can do for your community — better infrastructure and more services, for example. In fact, the information the census collects helps to determine how more than $400 billion of federal funding each year is spent on infrastructure and services.
If you did not receive a form, call the telephone questionnaire assistance center at 1-866-872-6868. (If you prefer a Spanish-speaking operator, then dial 1-866-928-2010.) The lines will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week through July 30, 2010. For the hearing-impaired, TDD 1-866-783-2010.