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Census 2010
FOLLOW UP QUALITY ASSURANCE OPERATIONS UNDERWAY
A small percentage of households will receive a follow up phone call or a visit from a census taker to ensure that the data collect is as accurate and complete as possible.
The Census will also re-interview a small percentage of households that were visited by census taker to confirm that every one of our 600,000 door-to-door workers followed our training and performed their job correctly. Therefore, if you are one of the small percentages of homes re-interviewed or visited during our quality assurance operations, please take a few minutes with the census taker and help us ensure the quality of the 2010 Census.
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What is the Census?
The census is mandated by the U.S. Constitution.
The next census is in 2010.
Your participation in the census is required by law.
It takes less than 10 minutes to complete.
Federal law protects the personal information you share during the census.
Census data are used to distribute Congressional seats to states,
to make decisions about what community services to provide, and
to distribute $400 billion in federal funds to local, state and
tribal governments each year.
What the Census will Ask
The 2010 Census questionnaire is 10 short questions for every person who lives in your household.
If you have not send in the questionnaire, a census taker will visit your home to ask you the questions from the form. Census workers will have an official Census Bureau badge and all information gathered by the Census is confidential and protected by law. By law, the Census cannot share respondents' answers with the FBA, IRS, CIA, Census workers will have an
official Census Bureau badge and all information gathered by the Census is
confidential and protected by law. By law, the Census cannot share respondents'
answers with the FBA, IRS, CIA, Welfare, Immigration or any other government
agency. No court of law or law enforcement agency can find out respondents'
answers.
Census on Campus!
The Census on Campus Initiative seeks to educate, engage, and mobilize college and university students, administration, faculty, and parents so that in the 2010 Census, every individual is counted-once, and in the right place.
Historically, the highly mobile college student population living on and off campus has been hard to count - in part, because many people believe that college students are counted on their parents' questionnaires. However, students living away from home will receive their own questionnaires, so to prevent students from being counted twice (or not at all!) in the census, they and their parents need to know this.
As powerful grassroots organizers, students and other educational leaders can have an influential voice in reaching others with the message of the 2010 Census.
Find out more at:
http://2010.census.gov/campus/
http://2010.census.gov/campus/advocate_resources/
Minnesota 2010 Census
Information on 2010 Census jobs, volunteering and more in Minnesota.
Mn2010Census.org
2010 Census Toolkits
These toolkits provide information and resources to communicate the importance of the Census to groups within the community.
Census Toolkits
Links
2010 Census Timeline
Federal Funding Based on Census Data
Moorhead Demographic Profile from 2000
Sample 2010 Questionnaire
News Releases:
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2010 Census Door-to-Door Operations Begin
Public Encouraged to
Cooperate with Census Takers
Kansas City -- The U.S. Census Bureau has begun 2010 Census
Complete Count Door-to-Door Follow-Up Operations with the households who have
not responded to the 2010 Census. Census takers will attempt to get the basic
information on the ten questions on 2010 Census and if the household is not
available census takers will make additional attempts.
When a census taker visits a home, he or she will try to collect the information
by interviewing an adult member of the household. Dennis R. Johnson, Regional
Director of the U.S. Census Bureau, stated “I encourage the public to cooperate
with census takers when they are working in your neighborhood. The 2010 Census
is not yet done and this work is vital to our efforts to get a complete and
accurate count of everyone living in each community."
These follow-up operations will be conducted by official census takers. An
official census taker must present an ID Badge with a Department of Commerce
seal and expiration date; may be carrying a bag with a U.S. Census Bureau logo;
and if asked they will provide you with their supervisor's phone number and/or
the local census office phone number for verification.
The 2010 Census is a huge undertaking that also provides temporary employment
opportunities for local residents interested in working on the census. Census
jobs offer good pay, flexible hours and paid training while performing an
important public service. Best of all, those hired may work in their own
community.
Census jobs are perfect summer jobs for teachers, students (over 18 years old), retirees, and just about anyone interested in earning some extra money. Interested applicants must be U.S. citizens, 18 years or older, have a valid Social Security Card, and be available to work 20 to 40 hours a week. Applicants must take a basic skills test and pass a background check. Interested persons should call 1-866-861-2010 to find out how and where to apply for a job working on the 2010 Census.
The 2010 Census is an actual count of everyone living in the United States and it is mandated by the U.S. Constitution. Census data is used to allocate congressional seats to the states and to distribute more than $400 billion in federal funds to tribal, state and local governments each year.
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