What is the Census Bureau doing to provide non-English language assistance?
Those households who receive the census form in the mail will have the option of requesting the questionnaire in Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, or Korean. Those individuals or households who believe that they were not included on a form or did not receive a form can use the Be Counted questionnaires that will be available in public areas. The Be Counted forms will be printed in English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Korean. The Census Bureau is also launching the Census 2000 Language Program. The goal is to provide census information and to overcome language barriers that might prevent any individual from full participation in the decennial census. Census 2000 Language Assistance Guides will use visual aids to assist respondents completing the Census 2000 mail/out/back questionnaires.
Individuals receiving the census form in the mail will have the option of requesting a new form in a different language. The Census Bureau is also launching the Census 2000 Language program to overcome language barriers. Census Bureau Language Assistance Guides will use visual aids to assist respondents in completing the census 2000 forms. Their will be guides available in 49 different languages.
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