toss it..
Ya.. there is a law with crazy fines...
The Census currently has no enforcement division..
The Census is bound by law that says they CAN NOT turn personal information over to another department.
Thus.. They have no thugs.. and they can’t tell the thugs at the just us department about you.
So eff um.
I’ve tossed the 5 or 6 of them I have got over the years. If they have a good phone number for you expect them to call.
I looked it up and the website says that it’s for local communities to do their planning. thus, they intend to give the information out to local governments.
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
I don’t want some random stranger to know what time my husband leaves for work, how much money we have, etc.
Oh, this page is rich!
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/about_the_survey/acs_helps_communities/
It says that private businesses use this information for local planning!
So there’s ZERO confidentiality with this form.