CENSUS LETTER PRECEDES FORMS TO COME MID-MONTH.Byline: L.C. Greene Staff Writer The daunting daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin task of counting everyone in America has begun. A first round of mailings recently hit mailboxes that asks residents in which of six languages they want their actual census forms: English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean or Tagalog. The Census Bureau Noun 1. Census Bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Bureau of the Census offers assistance in 30 other languages as well, census officials said. The actual census forms will be mailed in mid-month and all residents, whether U.S. citizens or not, are required to mail them back by April 1. Five out of six recipients will receive the short version of the census form which can be filled out in 10 minutes. Every sixth household will get a long form, which should take 35 to 40 minutes to complete. For those with access to the Internet, census information can be filled out by logging into the Bureau of the Census Noun 1. Bureau of the Census - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Census Bureau Web site at www.census.gov. Census officials said they expect more than half the forms will be returned. ``If we don't hear from them by April 12, we will then send out enumerators to knock on Noun 1. knock on - (rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul) rugby, rugby football, rugger - a form of football played with an oval ball rugby, rugby football, rugger - a form of football played with an oval ball doors,'' said West Covina West Covina, city (1990 pop. 96,086), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the San Gabriel valley; settled 1905, inc. 1923. Before World War II, West Covina was a small rural community where walnuts, wheat, and livestock were raised. office manager Anthony Fontana said. Enumerators go house to house, counting the uncounted, Fontana said, and the Census Bureau is counting on hiring more people to do the job. ``We're still taking applications and testing every day,'' said Chino Chino (chē`nō), city (1990 pop. 59,682), San Bernardino co., S Calif.; founded 1887, inc. 1910. It is the business and processing center of a diversified farming (notably dairying) area. census office manager Mike Canales. Those interested in applying for census jobs should call (888) 325-7733. |
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