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Press Kit: Questions Planned for the 2020 Census and American Community Survey

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Press Kit: Questions Planned for the 2020 Census and American Community Survey

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Press Release
Census Bureau Submits Planned Questions for 2020 Census to Congress
March 29, 2018
Questions for the 2020 Census include age, sex, Hispanic origin, race, relationship, homeownership status, and citizenship status.

Decision Memo

Publication
Memorandum 2018.08: 2020 Questions Decision Memo
March 29, 2018
This memorandum documents the release of the Executive Summary to accompany the release of the 2020 Census Operational Plan Version 3.0.

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Questions Planned for the 2020 Census and American Community Survey
March 29, 2018
The contents of this handbook describe the questions that will be asked on the 2020 Census and the American Community Survey (ACS).

Related Information

web Statement: U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Reinstatement of Citizenship Question to the 2020 Decennial Census
pdf Memorandum: Reinstatement of a Citizenship Question on the 2020 Decennial Census Questionnaire [<1.0MB]
web Forum on Ethnic Groups from the Middle East & North Africa (MENA)

Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet
2020 Census Why We Ask
August 03, 2018
The 2020 Census is easy. The questions are simple.

Background

web History: Overview
web History: Index of Questions
web History: Questionnaires
web Visualization: Measuring Race and Ethnicity Across the Decades
web Census Bureau Submits Subjects for 2020 Census to Congress
pdf Subjects Planned for the 2020 Census and American Community Survey [<1.0MB]
web Census Bureau Statement on 2020 Census Race and Ethnicity Questions
web 2020 Census
web 2020 Census Program Management Reviews
web 2020 Census Operational Plan

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The U.S. Census counts every resident in the United States. It is mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution and takes place every 10 years.
2018 Census Test
February 08, 2018
The 2018 Census Test supports the goal of the 2020 Census, which is to count everyone once, only once and in the right place.
Press Kit
2015 National Content Test
February 28, 2017
The 2015 National Content Test provides research that contributes to the planning for the content of the 2020 Census race/ethnicity question(s).

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