United States Census 2010

Release Date
Scheduled for public release in 2082.

Census Questions
The Census Bureau did not use a long form for the 2010 Census. In several previous censuses, one in six households received this long form, which asked for detailed social and economic information. The 2010 Census used only a short form asking ten basic questions:

The form included space to repeat some or all of these questions for up to twelve residents total.
 * How many people were living or staying in this house, apartment, or mobile home on April 1, 2010?
 * Were there any additional people staying here on April 1, 2010 that you did not include in Question 1? Mark all that apply: (checkboxes for: children; relatives; non-relatives; people staying temporarily; none)
 * Is this house, apartment, or mobile home – [Checkboxes for owned with a mortgage, owned free and clear, rented, occupied without rent.]
 * What is your telephone number?
 * What is Person 1's name? (last, first)
 * What is Person 1's sex? (male, female)
 * What is Person 1's age and Person 1's date of birth?
 * Is Person 1 of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? (checkboxes for: "No", and several for "Yes" which specify groups of countries)
 * What is Person 1's race? (checkboxes for 14 including "other". One possibility was "Black, African Am., or Negro")
 * Does Person 1 sometimes live or stay somewhere else? (checkboxes for "No", and several locations for "Yes")

In contrast to the 2000 census, an Internet response option was not offered, nor was the form available for download.

Detailed socioeconomic information collected during past censuses will continue to be collected through the American Community Survey. The survey provides data about communities in the United States on a 1-year or 3-year cycle, depending on the size of the community, rather than once every 10 years. A small percentage of the population on a rotating basis will receive the survey each year, and no household will receive it more than once every five years.

In June 2009, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that it would count same-sex married couples. However, the final form did not contain a separate "same-sex married couple" option. When noting the relationship between household members, same-sex couples who are married could mark their spouses as being "Husband or wife", the same response given by opposite-sex married couples. An "unmarried partner" option was available for couples (whether same-sex or opposite-sex) who were not married. Wikipedia
 * QUESTIONS FROM THE 2010 CENSUS, Integrated Public Use Microdata Series
 * QUESTIONS FROM THE 2010 Puerto Rican Community Survey CENSUS, Integrated Public Use Microdata Series
 * QUESTIONS FROM THE 2010 American Community Survey CENSUS, Integrated Public Use Microdata Series

Enumeration Form

 * 2010 Enumeration Form, Integrated Public Use Microdata Series
 * 2010 Puerto Rican Community Survey Enumeration Form, Integrated Public Use Microdata Series
 * 2010 American Community Survey Enumeration Form, Integrated Public Use Microdata Series