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To date, no person has been prosecuted for refusing to answer the ACS. <ref>{{Cite web|title = Americans must answer U.S. Census Bureau survey by law, though agency hasn't prosecuted since 1970|url = http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2014/jan/09/us-census-bureau/americans-must-answer-us-census-bureau-survey-law-/|accessdate = 2015-07-31|last = Selby|first = W. Gardner}}</ref> Former Director of the Census Bureau [[Kenneth Prewitt]] remarked that the Department of Commerce is "not an enforcement agency" and that "the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] would have to do the prosecution, and we don't recommend that."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Census Bureau, Census 2000, Director Prewitt press briefing on March 30, 2000|url = https://www.census.gov/dmd/www/mar30briefing.html|website = www.census.gov|accessdate = 2015-07-31|last = US Census Bureau}}</ref> The Census Bureau prefers to gain cooperation by convincing respondents of the importance of participation, while acknowledging that the mandate improves response rates (and thus accuracy) and lowers the annual cost of survey administration by more than $90 million.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Mandatory vs. Voluntary Methods|url = https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/methodology/mandatory-voluntary-methods.html|website = www.census.gov|accessdate = 2015-07-31|first = |last = US Census Bureau}}</ref> |
To date, no person has been prosecuted for refusing to answer the ACS. <ref>{{Cite web|title = Americans must answer U.S. Census Bureau survey by law, though agency hasn't prosecuted since 1970|url = http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2014/jan/09/us-census-bureau/americans-must-answer-us-census-bureau-survey-law-/|accessdate = 2015-07-31|last = Selby|first = W. Gardner}}</ref> Former Director of the Census Bureau [[Kenneth Prewitt]] remarked that the Department of Commerce is "not an enforcement agency" and that "the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] would have to do the prosecution, and we don't recommend that."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Census Bureau, Census 2000, Director Prewitt press briefing on March 30, 2000|url = https://www.census.gov/dmd/www/mar30briefing.html|website = www.census.gov|accessdate = 2015-07-31|last = US Census Bureau}}</ref> The Census Bureau prefers to gain cooperation by convincing respondents of the importance of participation, while acknowledging that the mandate improves response rates (and thus accuracy) and lowers the annual cost of survey administration by more than $90 million.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Mandatory vs. Voluntary Methods|url = https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/methodology/mandatory-voluntary-methods.html|website = www.census.gov|accessdate = 2015-07-31|first = |last = US Census Bureau}}</ref> |
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In 2014, the Census Project, a collaboration of pro-Census business and industry associations, gathered signatures from 96 national and local organizations urging the [[United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform|US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform]] to reject a proposal to make the American Community Survey voluntary.<ref>{{cite web|last1=The Census Project|title=Letter to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee|url=https://censusproject.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/censusprojectacsltr-hr1078markup-march2014-final.pdf|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref> Signers included the [[US Chamber of Commerce]], the [[National Association of Realtors]] and the [[US Conference of Mayors]]. The letter cited results from a congressionally mandated test of a voluntary ACS that found that mail response rates would drop “dramatically,” by more than 20 percentage points.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Navarro|first1=Alfredo|last2=King|first2=Karen E.|last3=Starsinc|first3=Michael|title=Comparison of the American Community Survey Voluntary Versus Mandatory Estimates|url=https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2011/acs/2011_Navarro_01.html|website=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref> The resulting loss in quality and reliability would essentially eliminate data for 41 percent of U.S. counties, small cities, towns and villages, many school districts, neighborhoods, remote areas, and American Indian reservations.<ref>{{cite web|last1=The Census Project|title=Leter to House Oversight and Government Reform |
In 2014, the Census Project, a collaboration of pro-Census business and industry associations, gathered signatures from 96 national and local organizations urging the [[United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform|US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform]] to reject a proposal to make the American Community Survey voluntary.<ref>{{cite web|last1=The Census Project|title=Letter to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee|url=https://censusproject.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/censusprojectacsltr-hr1078markup-march2014-final.pdf|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref> Signers included the [[US Chamber of Commerce]], the [[National Association of Realtors]] and the [[US Conference of Mayors]]. The letter cited results from a congressionally mandated test of a voluntary ACS that found that mail response rates would drop “dramatically,” by more than 20 percentage points.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Navarro|first1=Alfredo|last2=King|first2=Karen E.|last3=Starsinc|first3=Michael|title=Comparison of the American Community Survey Voluntary Versus Mandatory Estimates|url=https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2011/acs/2011_Navarro_01.html|website=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref> The resulting loss in quality and reliability would essentially eliminate data for 41 percent of U.S. counties, small cities, towns and villages, many school districts, neighborhoods, remote areas, and American Indian reservations.<ref>{{cite web|last1=The Census Project|title=Leter to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee|url=https://censusproject.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/censusprojectacsltr-hr1078markup-march2014-final.pdf|accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref> |
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Opponents of the American Community Survey disagree with the court’s findings about its constitutionality. They believe the survey asks for more information, and at a higher frequency, than the simple enumeration required by Article 1, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution . Despite the Government Accountability Office's conclusion that the Census Bureau has the authority to conduct the survey under 13 U.S.C. § 141 and 13 U.S.C. § 193, several U.S. representatives have challenged the ACS as unauthorized by the Census Act and a violation of the Right to Financial Privacy Act. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, who opposes the ACS, said of it that the founding fathers of the United States "never authorized the federal government to continuously survey the American people.”[1]
Those who decline to complete the survey may receive visits to their homes from Census Bureau personnel. Because it is a mandatory survey, it is governed by federal laws that could impose a fine of as much as $5,000 for refusing to participate.
To date, no person has been prosecuted for refusing to answer the ACS. [2] Former Director of the Census Bureau Kenneth Prewitt remarked that the Department of Commerce is "not an enforcement agency" and that "the Department of Justice would have to do the prosecution, and we don't recommend that."[3] The Census Bureau prefers to gain cooperation by convincing respondents of the importance of participation, while acknowledging that the mandate improves response rates (and thus accuracy) and lowers the annual cost of survey administration by more than $90 million.[4]
In 2014, the Census Project, a collaboration of pro-Census business and industry associations, gathered signatures from 96 national and local organizations urging the US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to reject a proposal to make the American Community Survey voluntary.[5] Signers included the US Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Realtors and the US Conference of Mayors. The letter cited results from a congressionally mandated test of a voluntary ACS that found that mail response rates would drop “dramatically,” by more than 20 percentage points.[6] The resulting loss in quality and reliability would essentially eliminate data for 41 percent of U.S. counties, small cities, towns and villages, many school districts, neighborhoods, remote areas, and American Indian reservations.[7]
- ^ "None of Your Business!" by Ron Paul
- ^ Selby, W. Gardner. "Americans must answer U.S. Census Bureau survey by law, though agency hasn't prosecuted since 1970". Retrieved 2015-07-31.
- ^ US Census Bureau. "Census Bureau, Census 2000, Director Prewitt press briefing on March 30, 2000". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
- ^ US Census Bureau. "Mandatory vs. Voluntary Methods". www.census.gov. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
- ^ The Census Project. "Letter to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee" (PDF). Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ Navarro, Alfredo; King, Karen E.; Starsinc, Michael. "Comparison of the American Community Survey Voluntary Versus Mandatory Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ The Census Project. "Leter to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee" (PDF). Retrieved 14 July 2017.