Obama marks `Census Day' by filling out form

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Thu Apr 1, 2:05 pm ET
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has filled out and turned in his family's census form, making sure to include an entry for the first grandma.

To mark the April 1 "Census Day," the White House said Friday that Obama had supplied information for himself, first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia and Sasha, as well as for Mrs. Obama's mother, Marian Robinson, who lives with the family.

Census Bureau Director Robert Groves said Obama had joined millions of Americans who have gotten the message that the census is important and noted that filling out the form saves taxpayers the cost of sending an in-person interviewer.

Groves also said that living with extended family members can cause confusion on the form.

The White House didn't immediately respond to questions about how Obama had identified his race. Obama is the child of a white mother and a black father; the form offers options for white, black and "some other race."