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U.S. citizens get census forms in March

WASHINGTON, July 24 (UPI) -- A 10-question form will reach U.S. homes beginning in March that will provide critical data to the U.S. Census Bureau, the bureau announced Thursday.

The questionnaire is the shortest since 1790, the Census Bureau said in a release.

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"Our goal is to count everyone living in the United States once, only once, and in the right place," Census Director Robert M. Groves said.

Groves called the questionnaire a powerful tool to guide representation in Congress and the distribution of federal funds totaling more than $400 billion.

To make sure the questionnaires reach the right people, Census Bureau workers walked every street in the country this spring to match physical residences with mailing addresses provided by the U.S. Postal Service and local governments.

"The Census Bureau has gone to great lengths to make the printing process as efficient and eco-friendly as possible," Groves said. "The printing of 2010 Census questionnaires uses 30 percent less ink than 10 years ago and will be printed on 30 percent recycled paper."

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