The American Community Survey

ACS-12(L)S (2012)
(6-2011)

DC

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

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

Dear Resident:
In a few days your household will receive a questionnaire in the mail for a very
important national survey, the American Community Survey (ACS). When the
questionnaire arrives, please fill it out and mail it back promptly. The U.S. Census
Bureau is conducting this survey and chose your address, not you personally, as
part of a randomly selected sample.
The ACS collects information about various topics like education, housing, and
jobs. Information from this survey is used by federal, state, local, and tribal
governments to meet the needs of communities across America. For example,
community leaders use this information to decide where schools, highways,
hospitals, and other services are needed. The survey also is used to develop
programs to reduce traffic congestion, provide job training, and plan for the health
care needs of the elderly.
If you have access to the Internet and want to learn more about the ACS, please
visit the Census Bureau’s Web site: www.census.gov/acs/www.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Sincerely,

Robert M. Groves
Director
Enclosure

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