November 15, 2002
One Million Businesses Receive Classification Forms
The Economic Census is underway!
On October 30, we mailed about 1 million classification forms to small or new businesses. We are now seeing a few inquiries, and perhaps you will too.
The classification forms are generally self explanatory, and should take only a few minutes to complete. Nonetheless, some respondents may still have questions or problems (e.g., lost form, business closed).
- www.census.gov/econhelp is our Business HelpSite. It now features questions and answers about these classification forms.
- 1-800-233-6136 is our primary call center in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
The main event starts with the mailing of 4 million of the regular census forms to virtually all large and middle-size businesses, plus a sample of smaller ones, December 9 to 16. Businesses now answering the classification forms will not see a regular form. Our primary publicity is geared toward recipients of the regular census forms.
Counting American Business. Charting America's Progress.
2002 Economic Census
U.S. Census Bureau
Department of Commerce
Washington, D.C. 20233-6100
(877) 790-1876 (toll free)
(301) 457-2058 (FAX)
econ2002@census.gov
