Figures! I was one of the 'lucky' ones and I received the 'long form' however, I left a lot of the questions unanswered as I don't think what the 'total income' etc. was anything that I care to have anyone besides the IRS looking at! If they want to see what my income was they can check with the Revenue Service. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Deborah.Mueller@chron.com> To: <STRAUB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 14 March, 2000 1:56 PM Subject: [STRAUB] FW: [HAG2000031400000545] Re: Short census form : This is the response I received back from the Census Office. : : Deborah : : -----Original Message----- : From: genealogy@census.gov [mailto:genealogy@census.gov] : Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 3:03 PM : To: Deborah.Mueller@chron.com : Subject: [HAG2000031400000545] Re: Short census form : : : : : Hello, : The choosing of households that will receive the long form is done by : computer in early 1999. The long-form is also known as a "sample form." It : is : sent out to a sample of the population (1 of every 6 households). Its goal : is : to get response from a representative group of the entire population (by : age, : race, etc). There is no human intervention when choosing households : receiving : the long-form so as not to disrupt the sample. As a result, I am sorry to : say : the Bureau can not take requests for the long-form. : : Jason : History Staff : Bureau of the Census : : : : : : : : agentreply@imc.it.census.gov on 03/14/2000 03:18:46 PM : : : : : : : : : To: Jason G Gauthier/DIR/HQ/BOC@BOC : : cc: : : : : Subject: [HAG200003140000054556562] Short census form : : : : : : : : :