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17 <br /> APPENDIX A: <br /> 50 WAYS CENSUS DATA <br /> ARE USED <br /> • Decision making at all levels of • Designing facilities for people • Directing services to children <br /> government. with disabilities, the elderly, or and adults with limited English <br /> • Drawing federal, state, and children. proficiency. <br /> local legislative districts. • Planning future government • Planning urban land use. <br /> • Attracting new businesses to services. • Planning outreach strategies. <br /> state and local areas. • Planning investments and eval- o Understanding labor supply. <br /> • Distributing over$675 billion uating financial risk. <br /> Assessing the potential for <br /> annually <br /> in federal funds and • Publishing economic and spread of communicable <br /> even more in state funds. statistical reports about the diseases. <br /> • Forecasting future transporta- United States and its people. <br /> • Making business decisions. <br /> tion needs for all segments of • Facilitating scientific research. <br /> the population. • Understanding consumer <br /> • Developing "intelligent" maps needs. <br /> • Planning for hospitals, nursing for government and business. <br /> homes, clinics, and the location • Planning for faith-based <br /> • Providing proof of age, rela- <br /> of other health services. tionship, or residence certifi- organizations. <br /> • Forecasting future housing cates provided by the Census • Locating factory sites and dis- <br /> needs for all segments of the Bureau. tribution centers. <br /> population. . Distributing medical research. • Distributing catalogs and <br /> • Directing funds for services for • Reapportioning seats in the developing direct mail pieces. <br /> people in poverty. House of Representatives. • Setting a standard for creating <br /> • Designing public safety Planning and researching for both public and private sector strategies. media as background for news surveys. <br /> • Development of rural areas. stories. • Evaluating programs in differ- <br /> • Analyzing local trends. Drawing school district ent geographic areas. <br /> • Estimating the number of boundaries. • Providing genealogical <br /> research. <br /> people displaced by natural • Planning budgets for govern- <br /> disasters. ment at all levels. • Planning for school projects. <br /> • Developing assistance pro- • Spotting trends in the eco- • Developing adult education <br /> grams for American Indians nomic well-being of the nation. programs. <br /> and Alaska Natives. • Planning for public transporta- • Researching historical subject <br /> • Creating maps to speed emer- tion services. areas. <br /> gency services to households . Planning health and educa- • Determining areas eligible for <br /> in need of assistance. tional services for people with housing assistance and reha- <br /> • Delivering goods and services disabilities. bilitation loans. <br /> to local markets. • Establishing fair market rents <br /> and enforcing fair lending <br /> practices. <br /> 14 2020 Census Complete Count Committee Guide U.S.Census Bureau <br />