Get the Dirt

on the 2010 Census

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Top 10 Things to Know 10. Census History

9. Social Media

8. The “How To’s” 7. Format & Changes

6. Mandatory

5. Dates to Know

4. Census Taker

3. Every Resident Counts

2. Confidentiality

1. Money & Sense

10. Census History

•  1790-Federal Marshalls went door to door̶took 19 months

•  80 Questions in 1840 & 1850̶entire household counted

•  1900 Mechanical tabulators •  Census Bureau established 1902 •  1930̶insight to economy of depression

•  1940̶computer compiled statistics

•  1960̶Fill in the blank/mailed to homes

•  1970̶Hispanics/Spanish claimed ethnicity

•  1980̶over 50 lawsuits due to improper methods of counting

•  2000-Technology & advertising used – 53 questions – only 67% of household responded

10. Census History (continued)

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•  YouTube videos •  Web site

•  Facebook ‒ Fan page •  flickr ‒ Road Tour •  Countdown Clock

9. Social Media

•  Get the Census in the mail •  Call designated office with questions

•  Return in postage paid envelope •  Can’t be completed online

8. The “How To’s”  

•  Living arrangements for college students •  Takes only 10 minutes to complete •  Over 50 languages •  Only 10 questions •  Fill-in-the-blank/Mark that box

7. Format & Changes

•  Every resident is required by law to complete and return

the Census by the universal deadline, April 1, 2010

•  Those who do not participate will be visited by census

takers

•  Fines can be issued (Title 13)

6. Mandatory

•  March 1, 2010 ‒ Census forms delivered to households •  April 1, 2010 ‒ National Census Day •  April ‒ July 2010 ‒ Census Takers will visit households

who have not returned Census

•  December 2010 ‒ President receives population info. for apportionment

5. Dates to Know

•  Visit if you don’t return your census •  Can visit up to three times •  you can schedule an appointment •  you can become a census taker •  sworn for life to protect your info.

•  multiple languages •  www.2010.census.gov/2010censusjobs/

4. Census Taker

•  The Census focuses on residency, not citizenship •  Illegal aliens will not experience negative repercussions

•  Foreign exchange students are required to complete the Census

•  U.S. residents studying abroad will not complete the

Census

3. Every Resident Counts

•  Does not ask legal status/social security number of respondents

•  Focus on statistics, not individual responses •  Section 221 of Title 13 of U.S. Code

2. Confidentiality

•  Determines how more than 300 billion dollars of federal

funding is spent each year

•  Affects number of seats state occupies in House of Representatives

•  affects our daily lives through economic, political and social decisions

1. Money & Sense

Healthcare & the Census

•  Money allocated to hospitals •  Representation in government •  Determines how much money is sent to local health

departments/public hospital systems

•  Estimates the number of people displaced by natural disasters

•  Assesses the potential for spread of swine flu/other

communicable diseases

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