[NFBMT-Parents] From my2020census.gov

Sun Mar 22 14:14:46 UTC 2020

Note from Joy:  Our mailing contained a 12-digit Census I.D. number that will
need to be put in at the beginning of the questionnaire.   

I think it gives you 15 minutes to fill it out. I've been kicked out twice.  

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Frequently Asked Questions  

1.	What is the 2020 Census? The goal of the census is to count every
person living in the United States, once, only once and in the right place.
Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution mandates that this population
and housing count occur every 10 years. Census data guide how more than $675
billion of federal funding is distributed to states and communities each
year.
2.	Am I required to respond to the 2020 Census? Yes, you are required by
law to respond to the 2020 Census (Title 13, U.S. Code, Sections 141 and
193). We are conducting the 2020 Census under the authority of Title 13, U.S.
Code, Sections 141, 193 and 221. This collection of information has been
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight-digit OMB
approval number is 0607-1006. If this number were not displayed, we could not
conduct the census.
3.	Are my answers confidential and private? Yes. The Census Bureau is
required by law to protect your information. The Census Bureau is not
permitted to publicly release your responses in a way that could identify you
or your household. Per the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015,
your data are protected from cybersecurity risks through screening of the
systems that transmit your data. All web data submissions are encrypted in
order to protect your privacy. Title 13 of the U.S. Code protects the
confidentiality of all your information. Violating the confidentiality of a
respondent is a federal crime with serious penalties, including a federal
prison sentence of up to five years, a fine of up to $250,000, or both. Only
authorized individuals have access to the stored data, and the information
you provide to the Census Bureau may only be used by a restricted number of
authorized individuals who are sworn for life to protect the confidentiality
of your individual responses. Your answers cannot be used against you by any
government agency or court. For more information about how we protect your
information, please visit our website at census.gov and click on "Data
Protection and Privacy Policy" at the bottom of the home page. This page also
includes information about the collection, storage, and use of these records.
Click on "System of Records Notices (SORN)" and look for Privacy Act System
of Records Notice COMMERCE/CENSUS-5, Decennial Census Program.
4.	Who should complete the 2020 Census questionnaire? This 2020 Census
questionnaire should be completed by the person who owns or rents the living
quarters or any other person who is at least 15 years of age with knowledge
of the household.
5.	How do I change my answers? For questions where you must choose a
single response from a list, clicking another response will change your
answer to that response. If it is a "select all that apply" question, you may
click on a selected check box to unselect the box and remove it as one of
your answers.
6.	How long will the 2020 Census questionnaire take? The Census Bureau
estimates that completing the questionnaire will take 10 minutes on average.
7.	How will the Census Bureau use the information I provide? By law, the
Census Bureau can only use your responses to produce statistics.
8.	Is it safe to complete the 2020 Census questionnaire online? Yes. For
each online questionnaire, we are required to provide an explanation to
respondents about the confidentiality of the data and the laws that protect
those data (e.g., Title 13, U.S. Code Section 9 (a)).Per the Federal
Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015, your data are protected from
cybersecurity risks through screening of the systems that transmit your data.
All web data submissions are encrypted in order to protect your privacy, even
in the remote chance that your responses are intercepted. More information on
this topic can be found on the Data Protection and Privacy Policy webpage
(http://www.census.gov/privacy/).
9.	Will the results be published? Yes. By law, the Census Bureau can
only use your responses to produce statistics. The Census Bureau is not
permitted to publicly release your responses in a way that could identify you
or your household. The Census Bureau plans to make results of this study
available to the general public. Results will be presented in aggregate form
and no personally identifiable information will be published. Information
quality is an integral part of the pre-dissemination review of the
information disseminated by the Census Bureau (fully described in the Census
Bureau's Information Quality Guidelines at
https://www.census.gov/about/policies/quality/guidelines.html). Information
quality is also integral to the information collection conducted by the
Census Bureau and is incorporated into the clearance process by the Paperwork
Reduction Act.
10.	Do I have to complete the 2020 Census questionnaire for my household
members? Yes, you will be asked to provide information for each household
member.

INSTRUCTIONS  

1.	Who Should Complete the 2020 Census questionnaire: The 2020 Census
questionnaire should be completed by the person who owns or rents the living
quarters, or any other person who is at least 15 years of age with knowledge
of the household.
2.	Navigation: Use only the "Next" or "Previous" buttons on the bottom
of each screen. Do NOT use the Forward or Back buttons on your browser.
3.	Changing Responses: For questions where you must choose a single
response from a list, clicking another response will change your answer to
that response. If it is a "select all that apply" question, you may click on
a selected check box to unselect the box and remove it as one of your
answers.
4.	Session Time Limits: If you leave the 2020 Census questionnaire
inactive for more than 15 minutes or if you do not submit, your answers will
not be saved. You will need to start over. This questionnaire must be
completed and submitted in one session.
5.	Help with Questions: If you need assistance on a specific question,
use the "Help" link that appears to the right of the question.
6.	Submitting your 2020 Census questionnaire: Once your 2020 Census
questionnaire is submitted, you will not be able to access your information
or change any of your responses. After you submit your questionnaire and are
shown the confirmation page, you may close the web browser.

Joy Breslauer, First Vice President

National Federation of the Blind of Montana 

Web Site: http://www.nfbofmt.org <http://www.nfbofmt.org/> 

Live the life you want

The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends
who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every day we work
together to help blind people live the lives they want. 

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