What Do You Have to Answer on the U.S. Census?
The U.S. Census is a survey conducted every 10 years to determine the population of the United States. According to law, persons who receive a survey form in the mail or receive a visit from a Census taker, must answer the questions enclosed in the survey. The questions are used to provide the government and its citizens with data snapshots of what life is like in the United States.
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Basic Questions
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Basic questions such as age, sex, relationship status or marriage status, race and Hispanic origin are asked in the first section of the U.S. Census.
Employment
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The Income and Employment section, along with the subsequent section titled Transportation, regard employment. The sections ask questions about current work status, previous year's work status, occupational title, worker class, veteran status, place of employment, distance between work and home and availability of vehicle and travel.
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Education
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Questions about education are present on the U.S. Census Survey. Such questions regard enrollment, names of schools, degrees or certifications.
Origins and Languages
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Questions in this category include questions of ancestry, citizenship status, year of entry into the United States, the language spoken most frequently at home and place of birth.
Residence
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Several questions are present in the Census survey regarding a family or individual's residence. Questions involve the year the home or structure was built, number of rooms, number of bedrooms, other units in the building (for apartments and condos), kitchen facilities, phone service, method of heating, farm status, year moved into and residence five years ago.
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