Testing of American Community Survey Translations

The American
Community
Survey Brings
You Data Every
Year About …
Education, Children,
Families, Employment,
Income, Veterans,
Commuting Patterns,
and Housing.

How to Get More Information About
the American Community Survey
For more information about the American
Community Survey or to obtain survey results,
we encourage you to visit our Web site at:
www.census.gov/acs/www/
You may also contact us by mail at the
following address:
American Community Survey
U.S. Census Bureau
4600 Silver Hill Rd.
Washington, DC 20233-7500
You can telephone the Census Bureau’s
Regional Office nearest you as listed below:
Census Bureau Regional Offices:
Atlanta, GA
Boston, MA
Charlotte, NC
Chicago, IL
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Detroit, MI
Kansas City, KS
Los Angeles, CA
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Seattle, WA

U.S. Department of Commerce
Economics and Statistics Administration
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

1-800-424-6974
1-800-562-5721
1-800-331-7360
1-800-865-6384
1-800-835-9752
1-800-852-6159
1-800-432-1495
1-800-728-4748
1-800-992-3530
1-800-991-2520
1-866-238-1374
1-800-233-3308

Issued January 2007
ACS-50(HU)

The American
Community Survey

What Is the American
Community Survey?
The American Community Survey is a
survey conducted by the U.S. Census
Bureau. It provides information each
year about the social, economic, and
housing characteristics of the United
States. Previously, this information was
available only when the U.S. Census
Bureau conducted a population census
every 10 years. The American Community
Survey will ask you questions about your
household’s characteristics, including such
topics as education, employment, and
housing.
Only a small sample of addresses is
randomly selected to participate in
the American Community Survey and
they represent other addresses in the
community. A survey questionnaire is
delivered to a sample address to complete
and mail back. When households do not
mail back a questionnaire, the Census
Bureau attempts to contact the household
to complete the survey by phone or in
person.

Do I Have to Answer the
Questions on the American
Community Survey?
Yes, your response to this survey is required
by law (Title 13, United States Code,
Sections 141, 193, and 221).

How Will My Participation
Help Me and My Community?

Is the Information I
Provide Confidential?

Billions of government and business dollars
are distributed among states, communities,
and population groups based on the
social, economic, and housing information
available for that area.

Yes. Your answers are confidential by law
(Title 13, United States Code, Section 9).
This law requires that every Census Bureau
employee—including the Director and every
Census Bureau representative—take an oath
and be subject to a jail term, a fine, or both
if he or she discloses ANY information that
could identify you or your household.

The information you provide will help you
and other individuals, local governments,
nongovernmental organizations, and
businesses to:
• Help distribute resources to
communities.
• Improve your community by deciding
where in your town new highways,
schools, and hospitals can do the most
good.
• Measure changes in the well-being of
children, families, and senior citizens to
help plan future programs.
• Help communities plan for emergency
situations that might affect you or your
neighbors, such as floods, fires, and
other natural disasters.

Your answers may be used only for
statistical purposes. We may combine your
survey data with data that you may have
provided to other federal agencies. Any
combined information is given the same
protections as your survey information.
Some households that respond to the
American Community Survey may be asked
to participate in other Census Bureau
Surveys.