In this report:
- Overview
- The Importance of the Census
- Census Accuracy: The Undercount (and Overcount)
- Census 2010: Key Operations and Milestones; How You Can Get Involved
- Additional Information
Obtaining Assistance In Filling Out the Form
The English and bilingual forms will both list a toll-free number for callers to request forms in one of the non-English primary languages - Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and Russian - and clarify any confusion over the questions asked. Telephone assistance center staff will also be able to answer questions in many other languages and TDD. The Census Bureau will make guides available online in more than 50 languages and can provide 22 of those language guides by mail.
Questionnaire Assistance Centers are spaces, donated by community partners, where staff from the Local Census Office or the partner organization are available to answer questions about completing the questionnaire, provide special language assistance, and answer general questions. These centers are open for four weeks when questionnaires are mailed out, approximately mid-March 2010 to mid-April 2010. The Census Bureau will fund a part-time or full-time employee to staff a Questionnaire Assistance Center at selected community-based organizations. Organizations interested in serving as a QAC should contact their Regional Partnership Specialist.
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