ACS Methods Panel

ACS-12(L)(2013)
(1-2012)

DC

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. Census Bureau
Washington, DC 20233-0001

Dear Resident:
In a few days your household will receive instructions in the mail on how to complete a very
important national survey, the American Community Survey. Please follow the instructions
to complete the survey 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 American Community Survey 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 American Community
Survey, 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

census.gov