At 2010-08-24 16:44, Jeffrey Ollie wrote:
I'm pretty sure that personal information isn't released, at least not for a very long time. This comes up in genealogical contexts where past censuses are very valuable in tracing your ancestry. I forget the exact number but its many decades, perhaps as many as 75-100.Â
"By law (92 Stat. 915, Public Law 95-416, enacted on October 5, 1978), individual census records are sealed for 72 years" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census
I'm guessing that will be extended further again, based on increased longevity and privacy concerns.
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