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What questions did the 2010 Census ask?

by Ayden Rudd

What questions did the 2010 Census ask?

2010 DECENNIAL CENSUS PROGRAM.

  • What is Person 1’s age and what is Person 1’s date of birth?
  • Is Person 1 of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?
  • Is this house, apartment, or mobile home —
  • Does Person 1 sometimes live or stay somewhere else?
  • Please provide information for each person living here.

    • What questions can the Census Bureau legally ask?

    The 2020 Census form will include just a handful of questions that are asked about every person in a household:

    • Name.
    • Relationship to Person 1.
    • Sex.
    • Age.
    • Date of birth.
    • Hispanic origin.
    • Race.

      What did the 1820 Census ask?

      Additionally, the 1820 census for the first time asked the number of free white males 16 to 18; number of persons to be naturalized; number engaged in agriculture, commercial, or manufacture; number of “colored” persons (sometimes in age categories); and number of other persons except Indians.

      What are the questions on the 2010 census?

      For the 2010 census, the long- and short-form questionnaires used from 1940 to 2000 were replaced by a single questionnaire asking 10 questions. The questions asked by the long-form questionnaire are now asked by the annual American Community Survey. The 2010 census asked the following ten questions:

      What happens if you refuse to answer the census?

      In fact, refusing to answer either the brief 2010 Census form or the longer ACS form is a violation of federal law ( Title 13, United States Code, Section 221 ). Refusing to answer is punishable by a fine of $100, while giving false answers carries a fine of up to $500.

      How often is the American community census authorized?

      The following week I received the 28 page booklet asking me for information that I would not share with 99.9% of the people I know. According to the US Constitution, a census is authorized once every ten years. If you complain to the Census Bureau, they point to Congress for authorizing the American Community Census.

      How is data collected for the US Census?

      Collection of data about education, housing, jobs, etc. collected by previous censuses long-form questionnaires are now collected by the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey. In addition to the reduced number of questions, the Census Bureau announced it would count same-sex married couples in June 2009.