B-289852: Apr 4, 2002

This report regards the legal authority of the U.S. Census Bureau (Bureau) to conduct the American Community Survey (ACS), a monthly survey of a sample of households intended to replace the long form questionnaire for the decennial census of 2010. GAO found no other government surveys that respondents are required to fill out that request specific, detailed personal information similar to that req...

B-289852: Apr 4, 2002

Is intended to replace the long form questionnaire for the decennial census in 2010. You asked us to provide (1) the legal authority under which the Bureau is conducting the ACS. Although there is little legislative action tracking this Bureau initiative. We found no other government surveys that respondents are required to respond to that ask specific. Which is designed to replace the long form p...