This year's census includes a number of changes from 1990, when the census was last administered.
Audrey Dolar Tejada, media specialist of the Boston regional census office, says the effort this year is "multicultural and multilingual [to] reflect the changing face of America."
"It's the only common civic institution," she says. "All classes, all racial groups [participate]. The census makes no distinction if you are a citizen or not."
The census will be available in six languages, including English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Tagalog, a Philippine dialect. Local census centers established to help residents with forms will have aids in 49 languages.
In addition, the 2000 census represents the first time respondents will be able to specify more than one race.
In previous years, the form instructed respondents to check only one race category. But this year, respondents may check as many boxes as they feel apply.
The census this year is also the shortest in more than a century.
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