I'm forwarding this e-mail, with a WORD attachment, from the Census Bureau. This message was sent to the State Data Center listserv. Chuck Purvis, MTC ********************************************************************************************************************************************************* FYI... The American Community Survey is a new nationwide survey designed to provide communities a fresh look at how they are changing. It will replace the long form in future censues and is a critical element in the Census Bureau's reegineered 2010 census plan. Attached are frequently asked questions about the American Community Survey. (See attached file: ACS Media FAQs 5-12.doc) Thanks, Renée Jefferson-Copeland Program Administrator State and Governmental Programs Customer Liaison Office Census Bureau ************************************************************** Charles L. Purvis, AICP Principal Transportation Planner/Analyst Metropolitan Transportation Commission 101 Eighth Street Oakland, CA 94607-4700 (510) 464-7731 (office) (510) 464-7848 (fax) www: http://www.mtc.ca.gov/ Census WWW: http://www.bayareacensus.ca.gov/ **************************************************************