We are not quite done with the Census!

Posted on 26. Apr, 2010 by ywwlawrence in Homepage

We are not quite done with the Census yet.  The Census bureau still needs to count everyone who did not mail back their form.  We need to keep communicating with our families, friends, and neighbors that this is important and confidential.  And the sooner that you open the door to a census worker and answer the questions the sooner it will be over and the less of our tax dollars will need to be spent on this.  Here are some details that I recieved from the Census Bureau and the Ford Foundation:
  
The Census Bureau will hire over 500,000 workers to visit approximately 48 million households between May 1 and July 2010. In most cases, census workers (enumerators) will make initial visits during afternoons, early evenings, and weekends.
  
Census workers will make up to six attempts to reach respondents. 
  • They will make up to three personal visits and up to three phone contacts.
  • They will always make a personal visit to verify the address 
  • They may try to schedule an interview with an eligible household member. 
  • If the census worker visits the household and no one answers the door, the census worker will leave a door hanger with information about the visit and a contact number. The resident can then call to schedule an interview time.
If they cannot speak with an eligible household member after six attempts, they are instructed to seek out another source–such as a neighbor, rental agent, building manager, or other knowledgeable person 15 years old or over–to obtain basic data. 
  
For quality control approximately 5 percent of the households are re-interviewed by phone. The re-interview period will continue through July 27. 
 
HOW TO RECOGNIZE A CENSUS WORKER 

1.  A census worker must present an ID badge that contains a Department of Commerce watermark and expiration date. The census worker may also be carrying a bag with a Census Bureau logo. 
2.  The census worker will provide you with supervisor contact information and/or the Local Census Office phone number for verification., if asked. 
3.  The census worker will only ask you for the questions that appear on the census form. 

A Census Worker will NOT: 
  1. Ask for your  social security number, bank account number, pin number, or credit card number. 
  2. Ask for donations. 
  3. Contact you by email.

For more information visit www.2010census.gov

 

 

 

 

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