72 Percent of U.S. Households Have Mailed Back 2010 Census

by Gary Kopycinski on April 23, 2010

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WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2010. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today congratulated the nation for its strong participation in the 2010 Census to date, as the Census Bureau released the latest mail participation data showing that 72 percent of U.S. households have mailed back their 2010 Census forms so far—the same rate the nation achieved at the end of the mail-back period during the 2000 Census.