[logdog]

Just wondering - am I the only one who hasn't received a Census Form in the mail? I keep hearing on the news that we need to hurry up and mail it back. Where do we get one?

[Number 6]

We just got ours this week.

[Army Guy]

Got ours last week also at TV. Had the one in AL over a month ago.

Army Guy

[TrudyM]

We haven't gotten ours here in the Puget Sound area either. Does anyone remember the big mess in the past? I think it was 1970 or 80 can't remember when the census forms were not sent out to some minority neighborhoods?

Up here, there is a huge adv. campaign by the tribal counsels aimed at the Native Americans to get them to send in their census. I have been wondering if it has an effect on their funding, the casinos have taken our local tribes from poor to rich. One of the local Casinos is connected to a tribe with only a couple hundred members left and no reservation. None of them will ever have to work again.

Went on the web. The news sites say that many didn't get forms. No one who uses a post office box got one as they use physical addresses. Many addresses for new areas were not in their database. That does not explain my situation house is over 30 years old. The gov site says if you don't get one by the 12th of April call their help line.
ENGLISH - 1-866-872-6868

http://2010.census.gov/2010census/

[HMLRHT1]

You are aware that you only fill out one. If you get two, one for each address, then fill out the one for your permanent address.

[Avista]

We got two. Same address--different days.

[Army Guy]

Yes, I tossed the one for Alabama and only submitted the one for TV since that is where we will be living.

Army Guy

[Dutchman]

But it is where you are living on April 1, 2010.

[sandybill2]

We got a notice that we were going to receive a census form--received the census form--completed it---got another notice that we should have received our census and then yesterday we received another census form for our one and only address here in The Villages!!!!!!!!!!

[Hawkwind]

Originally Posted by Army Guy

Yes, I tossed the one for Alabama and only submitted the one for TV since that is where we will be living.

Army Guy

If you received one for each location then you are required to fill out both and submit both. For the one where you were living on April 1 you would enter the correct information and for the other one you would enter 0. Either way both needed to be sent in.

I would be willing to bet that some that have recently moved to TV are receiving two notices due to mail forwarding and they are not looking at the address.

[Army Guy]

Well, guess I will be getting a Visitor then to get my info in Alabama.

Army Guy

[TrudyM]

Originally Posted by Hawkwind

If you received one for each location then you are required to fill out both and submit both. For the one where you were living on April 1 you would enter the correct information and for the other one you would enter 0. Either way both needed to be sent in.

I would be willing to bet that some that have recently moved to TV are receiving two notices due to mail forwarding and they are not looking at the address.

The news sites say that in areas that have had poor mail in response in the past or they think will have difficulty this time they did warn notices and two mailings. For the first time they are doing one mailing in english and one in spanish for some areas. They are trying to cut down on the number and cost of personnel they have to hire to go door to door.

[sandybill2]

I did receive two census forms---both to my address here---no forwardings.

[swrinfla]

And, the two I received were addressed TO RESIDENT AT, not me as an individual, so the forwarding problem doesn't seem right.

SWR

[Niels]

I also did not get a census form. The Census Bureau was telling people to wait until Monday 4/12/10 (which is tomorrow).

It was stated in the paper that they will have a representative in the afternoon (Monday thru Friday) at The Villages Library. You can pick up the form at that location if you want to.