2014 Census Test

Pre-registration (Panel P1); Text path

Pre-Registration Postcard Notice (big blue 8 ½ x 5 ½ postcard) / DC-9 / Panel P1

Send date: Thursday June 5, 2014

June 5, 2014

Dear Resident:

The U.S. Census Bureau will soon conduct the 2014 Census Test. The goal of this survey is to develop new methods that will make the next census easier, more convenient, and less costly for taxpayers.

Please go to: https://respond.census.gov/notify

This is a secure site where you can sign up to be notified by email or text when it is time to respond to the survey. For more information, call 1-866-226-2836.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

John H. Thompson

Director, U.S. Census Bureau

{in Spanish} To sign up for notifications about the 2014 Census Test, go to https://respond.census.gov/notify. For more information, call 1-888-262-5931.

Text Contact / Text 1 / Panel P1

Send date: Monday June 23, 2014

US Census Bureau: Your response is important. Complete the 2014 Census Test. https://respond.census.gov/censustest/ucount or call 1-866-226-2836. Required by law.

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Text Contact / Text 2 / Panel P1

Send date: Tuesday July 1, 2014

US Census Bureau: Respond now to the 2014 Census Test at respond.census.gov/censustest/ucount or call 1-866-226-2836. Required by law. Confidential.

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Text Contact / Text 3 / Panel P1

Send date: Tuesday July 8, 2014

US Census Bureau: Have you completed the 2014 Census Test? Avoid a personal visit. respond.census.gov/censustest/ucount or call 1-866-226-2836. Required by law.

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Mail Questionnaire Letter / DC-17(L)(1) / Panels P1, M1, M4, M5

Send date: Tuesday July 15, 2014

Important Note: This survey is required by law. You are receiving this notice because we did not receive your response by July 8, 2014.

July 15, 2014

Dear Resident:

A few weeks ago, the U.S. Census Bureau sent instructions for completing the 2014 Census Test. We asked you to help us with this very important survey by completing it online. But we have not received your response yet.

If you have already completed the survey, thank you.

If you have not responded, complete the survey using ONE of the following options:

Option 1 Go to https://respond.census.gov/censustest to complete the survey online. You will need to provide your 13-digit User ID, which is printed just below the bar code on the back of the enclosed form.

Option 2 Complete and mail back the enclosed form in the postage paid envelope provided.

Respond today and you can avoid a personal visit from a Census Bureau interviewer. If you would like to complete the survey by telephone, or need assistance, please call our toll-free number 1-866-226-2836.

You are required by U.S. law to respond to this survey. Your answers will only be used for statistical purposes, and no other purpose. The back of this letter contains more information about protecting your data.

Sincerely,

John H. Thompson

Director, U.S. Census Bureau

To respond to the 2014 Census Test go to https://respond.census.gov/censustest or call 1-888-262-5931. [In Spanish]

**On front of envelope in a box: Your response to the U.S. Census Bureau is required by law. We have not yet received your response. (see 2012 NCT envelopes.)

Back of Mail Letter

Your Answers Are Confidential

The Census Bureau is required by U.S. law to keep your answers confidential. This means that the Census Bureau cannot give out information that identifies you or your household. The Census Bureau chose your address, not you personally, as part of a randomly selected sample.

We are conducting this survey under the authority of Title 13, United States Code, Sections 141 and 193. Federal law protects your privacy and keeps your answers confidential (Title 13, United States Code, Sections 9 and 214).

For more information about this survey, visit www.census.gov/aboutus/sur_demo.html and click on “2014 Census Test.”

For more information about how we protect your information, please visit our website at www.census.gov and click on “Data Protection & Privacy Policy.”