Hello, Census? I Have Questions, but Please Put Me on Hold.

This is the time each decade when America takes stock of itself and counts heads. Residents are asked to complete their census forms as of April 1 if they want to be counted. Getting busy New Yorkers to respond has never been easy. And for those who find the whole exercise depressing because the 2010 forms (pdf), unlike past census inquiries, seek only the drabbest details of our lives as Americans -- how many people live at that location, ages of all occupants and whether households rent or own -- here's a tip. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]