Rep. Johnson: It's not too late to return your Census form

LITHONIA, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA), who represents parts of DeKalb, Rockdale and Gwinnett counties, today urged residents to mail their 2010 Census forms by April 16.

Those who do not have a form should call one of the phone numbers below to request delivery of one. Forms are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Russian.

“It’s not too late,” said Rep. Johnson. “Please, take a few minutes to fill out the form and put it in the mail. This count is critical to our communities to receive the funding we need for our schools, libraries, community centers and so many other important programs that all rely on Census results.”

As of April 12, counties that make up the Fourth District were lagging – DeKalb had just a 62 percent response rate, Rockdale 64 percent and Gwinnett at 64 percent.

It costs the government just .42 cents to receive a questionnaire back in the mail, but cost taxpayers $57 if a census taker has to go out to a house to collect the same information. If every household mailed back their census form, taxpayers could reduce the cost of the census and save $1.5 billion.

English - 1-866-872-6868
Chinese: 1-866-935-2010
Korean: 1-866-955-2010
Russian: 1-866-965-2010
Spanish: 1-866-928-2010
Vietnamese: 1-866-945-2010
TDD (Telephone Display Device for the hearing impaired):
1-866-783-2010

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