Study: Census campaign targeting Spanish-speakers generating good response

This is good news. It was feared that Hispanics, in particular, would ignore the census form. An accurate count is needed for federal funds for schools, police, roads and many other things. - - Donna Poisl

By Carol Morello, Washington Post Staff Writer

Recent Hispanic immigrants are more likely to return their census questionnaires than Hispanics born in the United States, according to a new study that suggests a census campaign targeting Spanish speakers has been wildly successful.

A telephone survey of about 1,000 people conducted in the third week of March by the Pew Hispanic Center also found that foreign-born Hispanics are less skeptical that their census information will remain confidential.
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