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Everybody Is Number One
Census United States
in the Census
2000
Every 10 years, the Census Bureau conducts a complete accounting
of every resident in the United States, no matter where they live or what
language they speak. That's why the Census Bureau makes a special
effort to include people who don't live in the usual places.
Census 2000 Won't Miss People on the Road.
Census takers will interview people staying at campgrounds, fairs and carnivals
and marinas. Every person interviewed will have the opportunity to report their
permanent address.
People Without Housing Have a Place in the Census.
Participating in
With the help of local experts, Census 2000 is identifying places where people
the census is in
without housing receive services, such as emergency and transitional shelters,
soup kitchens, regularly-scheduled mobile food vans and targeted outdoor
everyone's best
locations. Census workers will go to these locations to conduct the census.
interest.
Partnerships with Community-based Organizations are
Key to Including Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers in
Census 2000.
The Census Bureau will seek the advice of local experts to find areas where
migrant and seasonal farm workers live and work, including unregistered labor
camps, vehicles parked near work sites and living areas along unnamed roads.
Special Procedures Will Be Implemented to Make Sure
the Census Is as Accurate as Possible for People Living in
Remote Areas.
In remote Alaska, for instance, Census 2000 must be completed before the
spring thaw. After the thaw, many residents leave their homes to hunt or
conduct other spring activities - and it would be too late for enumerators to
contact them.
People Living on Military Installations and on Military Ships
Will Be Included in Census 2000.
The Census Bureau will work with the Department of Defense and U.S.
Coast Guard to identify living quarters on military installations and ships.
All Ocean Going, Coastal and Great Lake Ships Take Part
in the Census Maritime Enumeration.
The Census Bureau will work with the U.S. Maritime Administration and others to
identify vessels in operation at the time of the census - including factory
trawlers, floating processors, tuna boats, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration vessels and Military Sea Lift Command vessels.
Census 2000 Will Account for People Who Are Overseas
Because the Government Needs Them There.
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The Census Bureau's plan will account for military personnel and federal
civilian government employees, as well as their dependents who are
stationed overseas.
U.S. Department of Commerce
Economics and Statistics Administration
An Equal Opportunity Employer
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
U.S. Census Bureau, the Official Statistics™
Census United States
Census Takers Will Distribute Questionnaires to People Who Live in
Group Quarters, Such as Nursing Homes and Dormitories.
2000
Census takers will assist residents who need help in completing the forms. In some facilities,
such as jails, the staff will distribute census questionnaires. These staff workers, like all census
workers, will be sworn to protect the confidentiality of the individual.
Examples of Special Places and Group Living Quarters:
The best way
Universities and colleges, including dormitories and fraternity and sorority houses.
to make sure
Nursing facilities, including all types of nursing and convalescent facilities, rest
people like
homes and homes for the aged.
yourself are
Correctional institutions, including prisons, jails, federal detention centers, police
represented
lockups, halfway houses operated for correctional purposes and community
residential-treatment centers.
in the census
is to complete
Hospitals, including drug and alcohol recovery wards, wards for people with physical,
mental and developmental disabilities and dormitories for nurses and interns.
your census
Juvenile institutions, including detention centers, residential treatment centers
questionnaire
for emotionally disabled children, orphanages, industrial schools and camps or farms
and encourage
for delinquents.
others to do so.
Group homes and halfway houses, including homes and halfway houses for drug
and alcohol abuse and homes for people with developmental, mental and physical
disabilities.
For additional
information about
YMCAs, YWCAs and youth hostels.
Census 2000, visit the
Job Corps centers, including Job Corps and residential vocational training facilities.
Census Bureau's
Religious facilities, including convents, monasteries and rectories.
Internet site at
Emergency and transitional shelters, including sleeping facilities, shelters for
http://www.census.gov
runaway and neglected youth and shelters for abused women.
or call one of our
Soup kitchens, regularly-scheduled mobile food vans and targeted outdoor
Regional Census Centers
locations.
across the country:
Agriculture or other worker facilities, including dormitories at migrant farm worker
Atlanta 404-331-0573
camps and bunkhouses for ranch hands.
Boston 617-424-4977
It Will Be Easy for Everyone to Participate in Census 2000.
Charlotte 704-344-6624
Chicago 312-353-9759
Questionnaire Assistance Centers and a toll-free telephone number will provide assistance to
people who have difficulty filling out the form. To make sure everyone is included, we'll make
Dallas 214-655-3060
additional forms available in Spanish, as well as other languages. Advertising and promotion
Denver 303-231-5029
will be in several languages. The Census Bureau is actively seeking bilingual volunteers and
Detroit 248-967-9524
recruits to staff facilities and conduct the census. Call 1-888-325-7733 for more information
about Census 2000 jobs.
Kansas City 816-801-2020
Los Angeles 818-904-6522
New York City 212-620-7702
Answering the Census Is Important, Easy and Safe.
or 212-620-7703
Participating in the census is in everyone's best interest. People who answer the census
Philadelphia 215-597-8312
help their communities obtain federal funding and valuable information for planning schools,
Seattle 206-553-5882
hospitals and roads. Census information helps decision-makers understand which
neighborhoods need new schools and which ones need greater services for the elderly. The
best way to make sure people like yourself are represented in the census is to complete your
census questionnaire and encourage others to do SO.
By law, the Census Bureau cannot share your answers with others, including welfare
agencies, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Internal Revenue Service, courts,
police and the military. Anyone who breaks this law can receive up to five years in prison and
$5,000 in fines. The law works - millions of questionnaires were processed during the 1990s
without any breach of trust.
U.S. Census Bureau, the Official Statistics™
*U.S Government Printing Office: 1998 - 750-243/80028
How America Knows
Census
What America Needs!
2000
Census 2000 Will Be the Largest Peacetime Effort
in the History of the United States.
Hundreds of thousands of census takers and support personnel will
be needed to account for the anticipated 118 million housing units
and 275 million people across the United States. But it isn't its size
that makes Census 2000 important. It is all the things that we will
learn about ourselves that will help America succeed in the next
millennium. The census is as important to our nation as highways
Something
and telephone lines. Federal dollars supporting schools, employment
big is coming!
services, housing assistance, highway construction, hospital
services, programs for the elderly and more are distributed based
on census figures.
Your Answers Are Important.
The questions asked
represent the best
About a week before Census Day - April 1, 2000 - most
balance between your
households will receive a questionnaire by mail. Census takers will
community's needs and
deliver forms to the remaining households. The Census 2000
our commitment to
questionnaire will be easy to read and simple to fill out. The
reduce the time and
Census 2000 questionnaire that most people will get will ask about
effort it takes you to fill
only seven subjects: name, sex, age, relationship, Hispanic origin,
out the form.
race and housing tenure (whether home is owned or rented.)
Nationwide, five out of six housing units will receive this short form.
It will be the shortest short form in 180 years!
The longer form will ask about the same seven subjects plus 27
more, including education, ancestry, employment, disability and
A census is only
house heating fuel. One out of six housing units will receive a long
as good as the
form nationwide. In some rural areas, as many as every other
people who
housing unit may receive this long form - because a larger sample
participate in it.
is needed to ensure that these towns and counties get the same
detailed information as more densely populated areas.
This Is Your Future. Don't Leave It Blank.
Census 2000 will help decision-makers understand which
neighborhoods need new schools and which ones need greater
services for the elderly. But they won't be able to tell what your
community needs if you and your neighbors don't fill out your
census forms and mail them back.
Once the U.S. Census Bureau receives your questionnaire, our
work has only begun. If the questionnaire is incomplete, a census
employee must contact you to obtain the missing information. Then
the answers on your questionnaire are combined. It is these
combined numbers - not your individual answers - that are
published and put to work for your community.
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U.S. Department of Commerce
Economics and Statistics Administration
An Equal Opportunity Employer
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
U.S. Census Bureau
Your Answers Work for You.
Census
The federal government uses census numbers to allocate over $100 billion
2000
in federal funds annually for community programs and services including
education programs, housing and community development, health-care
services for the elderly, job training and many more.
State, local and tribal governments use census information for planning and
Your participation
allocating funds for new school construction, public buildings such as
libraries, highway safety and public transportation systems, new roads and
in Census 2000 is
bridges, location of police and fire departments and many other projects.
important, safe and
Community organizations use census information for developing social
easy. Just complete
service programs, community action projects, senior lunch programs and
child-care centers.
the form and mail it
Businesses use the numbers to decide where to locate factories, shopping
back.
centers, movie theaters, banks and offices - leading to the creation of jobs
in your area.
For additional information
about Census 2000, visit
The U.S. Congress uses the census totals to determine how many seats your
state will have in the U.S. House of Representatives. Likewise, states use the
the Census Bureau's Internet
numbers to allocate seats in their legislatures.
site at http://www.census.gov
or call one of our
Regional Census Centers
across the country:
The Law Protects Your Privacy.
Atlanta 404-331-0573
By law, the Census Bureau cannot share your answers with others, including
welfare agencies, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Internal
Boston 617-424-4977
Revenue Service, courts, police and the military. Anyone who breaks this law can
Charlotte 704-344-6624
receive up to five years in prison and $5,000 in fines. The law works - millions of
Chicago 312-353-9759
questionnaires were processed during the 1990s without any breachof trust.
Dallas 214-655-3060
Denver 303-231-5029
Detroit 248-967-9524
The Census Bureau Can Help You Participate.
Kansas City 816-801-2020
To help you fill out your census questionnaire, Questionnaire Assistance
Los Angeles 818-904-6522
Centers will open in your community.
New York City 212-620-7702
or 212-620-7703
To answer your questions, a toll-free telephone number will be provided on
the form.
Philadelphia 215-597-8312
Seattle 206-553-5882
To make sure you're included, we'll make additional forms available to people
who did not receive one in the mail.
U.S. Census Bureau
Building
Census
Partnerships
2000
On the Road to Census 2000
Welcome to the fourth
Census in Schools
issue of Building
Materials Now Available
Partnerships, a quarterly
newsletter for and about
the people and
In March and April 1999, teachers all over
organizations that are
the country received information about the
building partnerships
Census 2000 education project, Census
with the Census Bureau.
in Schools. Teachers in 40 percent of the
This newsletter is
nation's schools (42,625 schools) received
designed to keep you
a letter about Census 2000, a brochure
informed and provide
describing the education materials available
you with regular updates
and a business reply card to request the teaching
on preparations for
materials. This information was sent to all elementary
Census 2000. If you
teachers and to secondary math and social studies teachers
have any questions or
in those schools. Similar information also went to
comments on what you
corresponding principals and superintendents. We will mail
would like to see in this
Census in Schools material to the remaining 60% of schools
in the fall.
newsletter, please
contact Vicki Glasier
The colorful teaching kits, "Making Sense of Census 2000,"
of the Partnership and
are available for grades K-4, 5-8 and 9-12. Each kit
Data Services Staff of
includes a 24-page teaching guide and a 4 X 6 ft. wall map.
the Office of Associate
The teaching materials augment standard curriculum
Director for Field
requirements in math, geography and social studies with
Operations. (Tel:
real-world applications.
301-457-2989; E-mail:
<[email protected]>;
To obtain copies of the order cards, contact the Census
mailing address: U.S.
in Schools staff in the Census 2000 Publicity Office at
Census Bureau, Room
301-457-1890 or <[email protected]> As
1210-2, Washington, DC
of April 18, 1999, we had received about 60,000 requests
20233).
for over 100,000 teaching kits. These orders will be mailed
out prior to the end of this school year. All orders received
after April 18 will be mailed out at the beginning of the
1999-2000 school year.
The teaching materials, "Making Sense of Census 2000,"
can also be viewed on the Census Bureau's web site. To
download the materials, go to <www.census.gov>, click on
"Census 2000" and select "Census in Schools." In addition
to the teaching materials, this site contains quotes from
teachers and information about our education partners.
Volume 2
Issue 2
Spring 1999
D-3252 (4-99)
Additional Census in Schools
recently released these new fact
Census United States
materials, now in the development
sheets:
stage, include:
2000
Race, Hispanic Origin,
A booklet for adults in
and Ancestry: Why,
What and How
literacy, ESL and citizenship
Explains the importance
programs.
of the questions on race,
Materials for families in
Hispanic origin and
Head Start programs.
ancestry that will be asked
in Census 2000 and how
A supplementary poster for
the data collected on the
American Indian audiences.
answers to these questions
will be used.
K-12 teaching guides for
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands,
Older and More Likely
the Commonwealth of the
to Answer the Census
Northern Mariana Islands,
Talks about how
American Samoa and Guam.
Census 2000 will benefit
older adults.
Census in Schools staff also plans
special outreach efforts for migrant
education and GED programs.
New
articles
available
now:
Partnership
on the Internet
The Constitution, the
Congress and the
Help spread information about
Census: Representation
Census 2000 and partnership
and Reapportionment
opportunities by linking your
Discusses the history of the
organization's web site to the
census and the role it plays
Partnership page on the Census
in political representation.
Bureau's Internet site. To get to
What the Census Bureau
the Census Bureau's web site for
partners, visit <http://
Isn't Telling Anyone
Stresses the confidentiality
www.census.gov>, click on
of the census and provides
"Census 2000" and then
examples of how the
"Partnerships and Promotion." By
Census Bureau keeps
linking us to your web site, visitors
the data private.
can learn about Census 2000, find
out who is partnering with the
100 Years Ago the
Census Bureau, read the latest
U.S. Census Reflected
fact sheets, newsletters and
Simpler Times
drop-in news articles and more.
Compares the census of
1990 to the 2000 census.
New Fact Sheets and
Drop-In News Articles
*
In Any Language: The
Census Is Important
Use fact sheets and drop-in articles
Discusses the importance
to inform your members, chapters
of the census especially
and affiliates about issues relating to
to those whose primary
Census 2000 and to motivate them
language is not English.
to spread the word about the
importance of participating in the
census. The Census Bureau
The American Community
etc. The CD-ROMs will contain
Survey - New Road Map to
professional production-quality
America's Future
elements, such as the Census
Introduces the American
2000 logo and tagline, poster
Community Survey and
shells, ad templates and a variety
explains how it will eventually
of photos. The RCCs should make
replace the census long form.
these CD-ROMs available to their
How Census 2000 Will Help
partners.
People With Disabilities
The RCCs will receive the other
Explains information on
CD-ROMs with approved elements
disabilities that is collected
on a flow basis in keeping with the
in the census.
implementation of the paid
advertising strategy. If you would
Visit our web site <http://
like more information on how you
www.census.gov/dmd/www./
may obtain approved Census 2000
7publica. for a complete listing
creative elements for use in
of all drop-in articles, fact sheets and
developing your own Census 2000
past issues of this newsletter and
advertisements and you represent
check back often for additions.
a local organization, please
Advertising Activities
contact the partnership coordinator
at your nearest RCC (see back
As Census 2000 draws nearer, the
page). If you represent a national
paid advertising strategy begins to
organization and would like more
solidify in preparation for launching.
information contact Laura Sewell
The strategy will be implemented in
on 301-457-2989.
three phases, with each phase
designed for a specific function,
seamlessly merged into the next.
Each phase also offers partners an
opportunity to help extend the depth
and reach of the paid advertising
Recruitment Update
message to their constituents. The
phases are:
Many thanks to all of our partners
Phase I (November 99-
for making census recruiting a
January 00) will focus on
success for our recent block
educating the public about
canvassing operation (early
the census and the many
1999) and address listing
benefits that could be gained
operation (mid-to-late 1998). Our
through participation.
ability to meet recruiting goals is
Phase II (February 00-April
due in large part to the
00) will focus on motivating
recruitment assistance provided
the public to complete and
by partners like you We greatly
return their census forms.
appreciate your help in promoting
our jobs and providing free
Phase III (April 00-July 00)
will emphasize the
space for application and testing
importance of cooperating
sessions. While we won be
with enumerators during the
actively recruiting for jobs again
nonresponse follow-up
until this autumn, we thank you
period.
for your continued support and
To help partners with this endeavor,
look forward to working with you
each Regional Census Center (RCC)
later this year when we begin
will receive a set of CD-ROMs with
recruitment for our largest
approved creative elements to be
Census 2000 activity,
used in the creation of localized/
nonresponse follow-up
customized census posters, flyers,
As of March 31, 1999, the following 73 national governmental
and nongovernmental organizations have established
partnerships with the Census Bureau:
A. Philip Randolph Institute
Joint Action in Community Service
African American Women's Clergy
Joint Center for Political and
Association
Economic Studies
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
League of United Latin American
American Association of Community
Citizens
Colleges
National Asian Pacific Center
American Federation of Government
on Aging
Employees
National Asian Pacific American
American Federation of Labor and
Legal Consortium
Congress of Industrial Organizations
National Association for Equal
American Hellenic Educational
Opportunity In Higher Education
Progressive Association
National Association for the
American Library Association
Advancement of Colored People
Asian Americans for Community
National Association of Colored
Involvement
Women's Clubs
Asian Pacific American Institute for
National Association of Community
Congressional Studies
Action Agencies
Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs
National Association of Community
Black Leadership Forum, Inc.
Health Centers
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.
National Association of Cuban-
Campus Compact
American Women
Child Welfare League of America
National Association of
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Development Organizations
Council of Chief State School Officers
National Association of Latino
Council of Jewish Federations
Elected and Appointed Officials
Cuban American National Council, Inc.
National Association of Private
Goodwill Industries International, Inc.
Industry Councils
Gray Panthers
National Association of Regional
Hispanic Association of Colleges and
Councils
Universities
National Association of Secondary
Hmong National Development, Inc.
School Principals
Hotel Employees and Restaurant
National Baptist Convention,
Employees International Union
U.S.A., Inc.
Housing Assistance Council
National Black Catholic Congress
Improved Benevolent Protective
National Caucus and Center on
Order of Elks of the World
Black Aged, Inc.
If you represent a NATIONAL organization and need additional information about
partnership opportunities, contact Laura Sewell on 301-457-2989,
E-mail at <[email protected]> or mail to U.S. Census Bureau,
Partnership and Data Services Staff, Room 1210-2, Washington, DC 20233.
If you represent
a local organization and need information,
call one of the numbers below.
In this
Call this
Regional
At this
If you live here
Partnership Coordinator.
Census Center,
Telephone #
Alabama
Stephanye Staggers-Profit
Atlanta
404-331-0573
Alaska
Tim Olson
Seattle
206-553-5882
Arizona
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
Arkansas
Ben Arzu
Kansas City
816-801-2020
California 1
Reina Ornelas
Los Angeles
818-904-6522
California 1
Tim Olson
Seattle
206-553-5882
Colorado
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
Connecticut
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
Delaware
Lyn Kirshenbaum
Philadelphia
215-597-8312
District of Columbia
Lyn Kirshenbaum
Philadelphia
215-597-8312
Florida
Stephanye Staggers-Profit
Atlanta
404-331-0573
Georgia
Stephanye Staggers-Profit
Atlanta
404-331-0573
Hawaii
Reina Ornelas
Los Angeles
818-904-6522
Idaho
Tim Olson
Seattle
206-553-5882
Illinois
Marilyn Stephens
Chicago
312-353-9759
Indiana
Marilyn Stephens
Chicago
312-353-9759
lowa
Ben Arzu
Kansas City
816-801-2020
Kansas
Ben Arzu
Kansas City
816-801-2020
Kentucky
Victoria Burke
Charlotte
704-344-6624
Louisiana
Mike Hall
Dallas
214-655-3060
Maine
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
Maryland
Lyn Kirshenbaum
Philadelphia
215-597-8312
Massachusetts
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
Michigan
Vince Kountz
Detroit
248-967-9524
Minnesota
Ben Arzu
Kansas City
816-801-2020
Mississippi
Mike Hall
Dallas
214-655-3060
Missouri
Ben Arzu
Kansas City
816-801-2020
Montana
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
Nebraska
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
Nevada
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
New Hampshire
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
New Jersey 2
Lyn Kirshenbaum
Philadelphia
215-597-8312
New Jersey 2
Alice Chin
New York
212-620-7702
New Mexico
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
New York 3
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
New York 3
Alice Chin
New York
212-620-7702
North Carolina
Victoria Burke
Charlotte
704-344-6624
North Dakota
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
Ohio
Vince Kountz
Detroit
248-967-9524
Oklahoma
Ben Arzu
Kansas City
816-801-2020
Oregon
Tim Olson
Seattle
206-553-5882
Pennsylvania
Lyn Kirshenbaum
Philadelphia
215-597-8312
Rhode Island
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
South Carolina
Victoria Burke
Charlotte
704-344-6624
South Dakota
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
Tennessee
Victoria Burke
Charlotte
704-344-6624
Texas
Mike Hall
Dallas
214-655-3060
Utah
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
Vermont
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
Virginia
Victoria Burke
Charlotte
704-344-6624
Washington
Tim Olson
Seattle
206-553-5882
West Virginia
Vince Kountz
Detroit
248-967-9524
Wisconsin
Marilyn Stephens
Chicago
312-353-9759
Wyoming
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
Puerto Rico
Hector Feliciano
Puerto Rico
787-771-3660
U.S. Virgin Islands,
Kim Giesbrecht
Census Bureau
301-457-4038
American Samoa,
Suitland, MD
Commonwealth of
Northern Mariana Islands,
Guam
1
If you reside in Fresno, imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, Orange, Riverside, San Benito, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa
Barbara, Tulare or Ventura counties. call the Los Angeles Regional Census Center (RCC). If in another California county. call the Seattle RCC.
2 If you live in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset. Sussex, Union or Warren counties, call the New York RCC. If in another New Jersey county, call the
Philadelphia RCC
3 If you reside in Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suttolk or Westchester counties. call the New York RCC. If in another county in the state, contact
the Boston RCC
The Census Bureau is an equal opportunity employer.
organizations continued-
National Conference of Puerto
Organization of Chinese Americans
Rican Women
Puerto Rican Legal Defense and
National Congress of American
Education Fund
Indians
Rural Community Assistance
National Congress of Parents and
Program
Teachers (PTA)
Rural Electric Cooperative
National Council for Geographic
Association
Education
Sons and Daughters of Guam
National Council for the Social
Club, Inc.
Studies
Southwest Voter Registration
National Council of Negro Women
Education Project
National Council of Teachers of
Teachers of English to Speakers of
Mathematics
Other Languages, Inc.
National Federation of Filipino
The American Legion
American Associations
United States Hispanic Leadership
National Federation of Indian
Institute
American Associations
United States Junior Chamber of
National Forum for Black Public
Commerce
Administrators
Wider Opportunities For Women, Inc.
National Head Start Association
Willie E. Velasquez Institute
National Schools Boards Association
Woman's National Democratic Club
National Urban League
National Women's Political Caucus
Opportunities Industrialization
Centers of America, Inc.
Census
2000
Help Wanted
To remain fully staffed throughout Census 2000 operations, we must
constantly recruit people - even after field work begins. We're looking
for people who want to schedule census jobs around their current
employment, as well as retirees, participants in government programs
and people who are not currently employed.
Advertise our jobs in your newsletters, post a notice on the
bulletin board.
Set up census recruiting desks in neighborhood meeting places.
Help us find space where we can test applicants.
Pre-train prospective applicants so they can fill out our application
and pass our test.
Provide assistance for day care and transportation.
Talk us up, when you hold a meeting, when you give a speech, or
anytime you're around people who might want to work or who might
be able to find recruits.
Distribute census recruiting material to schools, churches
and organizations.
Sponsor a "Census 2000 Recruiting Day."
Alert the Census Bureau when job fairs are planned for your community.
Notify community job placement programs and agencies that the
Census Bureau is seeking applicants.
Spread the word about census jobs to your family, friends, colleagues
and professional associates.
To find out more about becoming a Census Bureau recruiting partner,
call the Partnership Coordinator in your area (see last page). Interested
job applicants should call 1-888-325-7733.
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BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
An Equal Opportunity Employer
U.S. Census Bureau
United States
About
ensus
2000
Census 2000.Jobs
the
Applicants should be 18 years old or older. Those ages 16 and 17
may be hired for positions not involing driving so long as they meet,
federal, state and local employment requirements. Applicants should
not have had a conviction other than a minor traffic violation since
age 18. And they should not be currently employed as a tax
collector/assessor or law enforcement official. Men age 18 or older
or born after 12/31/59 must be registered with selective service.
Additionally, applicants must take a written test of basic skills and
pass a security check.
We strive to have people work within the neighborhoods in which they
live. We need a representative work force, reflective of the community.
Census taking is NOT an office job. Workers spend most of their
time locating addresses and conducting door-to-door interviews. In
order to find people at home, census takers must work evenings
and weekends.
Successful census
takers are
Most census takers will work from mid-April to mid-June in the year
outgoing-not
2000, to follow up on households that did not return their census
afraid to contact
questionnaire. In rural areas, people will be needed in March 2000 to
update address listings.
people and ask them
questions and not
discouraged by
Census workers are paid weekly. They receive a competitive hourly
rejection.
wage, based on the average wage for the area and activity
(approximately $8.25 to $18.50 per hour). They are paid to attend
training and reimbursed for mileage costs.
They are organized
and able to complete
assignments on or
Census takers are not eligible for coverage under Federal Employees
ahead of schedule,
Health Benefits Program, Federal Employees Group Life Insurance
Program and the Federal Employees Retirement System. Day care is
working
not provided. Leave is not earned. Census takers are eligible for benefits
independently and
under the Federal Employees Compensation Act for disability due to
following
injury sustained while in performance of duty. They also are eligible
procedures.
for unemployment compensation under the unemployment for Federal
Employees Program.
U.S. Census Bureau
THE
Some waivers or administrative exemptions will help recipients of
government benefits to work on Census 2000 without reducing their
benefits. Exemptions have already been obtained for military and federal
civilian retirees and recipients of Public and Indian Housing programs.
While the Census Bureau will not be able to obtain a blanket exemption
for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, we have begun working
with individual states to facilitate the transition from welfare to work.
Our goal is to hire welfare recipients for all Census operations through
2000. These jobs are primarily for temporary census taker positions. A
small percentage are office jobs for longer periods of service. The largest
number of job opportunities will be in 2000.
Welfare recipients do not receive hiring preference. Hiring preference is
given by law to veterans only.
The primary value of these jobs for anyone will be to gain experience and
self-esteem by performing work important to the community. They thus
serve as a stepping stone to today's job market. Most positions include
two to three days of structured, paid training. Training includes skills on
how to organize work, read maps, fill forms with attention to detail, interview,
read questions as worded, interpret and record responses, and deal with
difficult or unusual interviewing situations. Training also covers problem
solving, reasoning, and decision-making using census concepts and
definitions. Enumerators work in their own neighborhood when people are
at home (usually evenings and weekends) and receive daily hands-on
coaching and monitoring of work performance from a crew leader. They
have an opportunity to hone interpersonal skills and work as part of a
team. Upon completion of their work assignment, the Census Bureau will
provide successful employees with a letter documenting their acquired
skills.
U.S. Census Bureau
If you represent a NATIONAL organization and need additional information about
partnership opportunities, contact Laura Sewell on 301-457-2989,
United States
E-mail at <[email protected]>or
c
ensus
mail to U.S. Census Bureau, FLD, Room 1210-2, Washington, DC 20233.
2000
If you represent a local organization and need
information, call one of the numbers below.
Call this
Regional
In this
At this
If you live here
Partnership Coordinator
Census Center
Telephone #
Alabama
Stephanye Staggers-Profit
Atlanta
For more information on
404-331-0573
Alaska
Tim Olson
Seattle
206-553-5882
promotion, materials
Arizona
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
available, census jobs,
Arkansas
Ben Arzu
Kansas City
816-801-2020
California 1
Reina Ornelas
Los Angeles
818-904-6522
and census speakers,
California 1
Tim Olson
Seattle
206-553-5882
call your regional
Colorado
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
partnership coordinator at
Connecticut
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
Delaware
the following numbers:
Lyn Kirshenbaum
Philadelphia
215-597-8312
District of Columbia
Lyn Kirshenbaum
Philadelphia
215-597-8312
Florida
Stephanye Staggers-Profit
Atlanta
404-331-0573
Georgia
Stephanye Staggers-Profit
Atlanta
404-331-0573
Hawaii
Reina Ornelas
Los Angeles
818-904-6522
Idaho
Tim Olson
Seattle
206-553-5882
Illinois
Marilyn Stephens
Chicago
312-353-9759
Indiana
Marilyn Stephens
Chicago
312-353-9759
lowa
Ben Arzu
Kansas City
816-801-2020
Kansas
Ben Arzu
Kansas City
816-801-2020
Kentucky
Victoria Burke
Charlotte
704-344-6624
Louisiana
Mike Hall
Dallas
214-655-3060
Maine
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
Maryland
Lyn Kirshenbaum
Philadelphia
215-597-8312
Massachusetts
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
Michigan
Vince Kountz
Detroit
248-967-9524
Minnesota
Ben Arzu
Kansas City
816-801-2020
Mississippi
Mike Hall
Dallas
214-655-3060
Missouri
Ben Arzu
Kansas City
816-801-2020
Montana
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
Nebraska
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
Nevada
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
New Hampshire
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
New Jersey 2
Lyn Kirshenbaum
Philadelphia
215-597-8312
New Jersey 2
Alice Chin
New York
212-620-7702
New Mexico
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
New York 3
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
New York 3
Alice Chin
New York
212-620-7702
North Carolina
Victoria Burke
Charlotte
704-344-6624
North Dakota
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
1+1=2
Ohio
Vince Kountz
Detroit
248-967-9524
Oklahoma
Ben Arzu
Kansas City
816-801-2020
A
Oregon
Tim Olson
Seattle
206-553-5882
Pennsylvania
Lyn Kirshenbaum
Philadelphia
215-597-8312
C
Rhode Island
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
South Carolina
Victoria Burke
Charlotte
704-344-6624
South Dakota
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
Tennessee
Victoria Burke
Charlotte
704-344-6624
Texas
Mike Hall
Dallas
214-655-3060
Utah
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
Vermont
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
Virginia
Victoria Burke
Charlotte
704-344-6624
Washington
Tim Olson
Seattle
206-553-5882
West Virginia
Vince Kountz
Detroit
248-967-9524
Wisconsin
Marilyn Stephens
Chicago
312-353-9759
Wyoming
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
Puerto Rico
Hector Feliciano
Puerto Rico
787-771-3660
U.S. Virgin Islands,
Kim Giesbrecht
Census Bureau
301-457-4038
American Samoa,
Suitland, MD
Commonwealth of
Northern Mariana Islands,
Guam
1 If you reside in Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, Orange, Riverside
San Benito, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare or Ventura counties, call the Los Angeles Regional Census
Center (RCC). If in another California county, call the Seattle RCC.
2 If you live in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union or Warren counties, call the
New York RCC If in another New Jersey county, call the Philadelphia RCC.
3 If you reside in Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk or Westchester counties, call the
New York RCC. If in another county in the state, contact the Boston RCC.
U.S. Census Bureau
Census
Partnership
And Promotion
2000
Suggested Activities for Your Organization
Name a Champion!
Identify a Census 2000 coordinator to develop and implement a
partnership plan of action to promote participation in the census among
employees and throughout your community.
Start now
Call a Meeting!
by building
Call public and in-house meetings to help constituents and the
awareness
community-at-large to increase awareness of the census and promote
its benefits to the community.
You can make a
Issue a Proclamation!
difference!
Make a public statement supporting the census. Publicize it. Post it.
Explain how the census benefits your community. Emphasize confidentiality.
Get Others Involved!
Establish a Complete Count Committee comprised of community,
business and civic leaders to develop and implement local activities
to promote the census. Identify people of influence to record public
service announcements, appear on local television and radio shows
about the census. Encourage the use of census educational materials
in schools. Encourage local businesses to post census materials and
sponsor local events.
Spread the Word!
Produce messages and promotional materials tailored to your community.
Insert census flyers, articles and announcements in newsletters and
other publications. Put information about the census in mailings/
paychecks/utility bills to your members /employees/customers Print
census messages on products, bags, envelopes and sales bulletins.
Display promotional materials everywhere. Recruit community leaders
for a "telephone campaign," stressing the importance of the census and
requesting that forms are filled out promptly.
Call a Press Conference!
Call periodic press conferences for your highest official or other influential
community leaders to talk about the importance of the census.
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An Equal Opportunity Employer
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Census United States
2000
Make It an Event!
Include census information and other promotional efforts in agency
sponsored community events, such as parades, fairs, ethnic festivals
and other gatherings. Include Census 2000 on the agendas of meetings
and community events. Provide exhibit booths. Invite census staff to
make presentations.
Identify Special Needs!
Identify areas that are likely to be most difficult to enumerate and
1) develop a contingency plan of action that can be used if initial mail
returns are low and 2) assist the Census Bureau by confirming or
revising its planned procedures for enumeration. Provide the Census
Bureau with a list of places (soup kitchens, shelters, food pantries)
where people without a usual residence obtain services.
Help translate promotional materials into languages represented in
your area.
Be Innovative!
Include census messages on your Internet sites and create links to
the Census Bureau's Internet site at <http://www.census.gov>
Surprise us with great ideas which we never thought of.
Encourage the quick
Mid-March to Mid-April 2000
return of census
questionnaires.
Get Organized!
Hold a ceremonial kickoff to publicize delivery of census forms. Organize
Census information
community groups to conduct a "Quick Response" campaign.
helps your community
Have materials encouraging questionnaire return distributed at all
get financial assistance
government and community agencies that have public contact services
for roads, hospitals,
and programs.
schools and more.
Get Moving!
Intensify outreach and promotion campaign focusing on importance
of the census to your community. Identify local sports and entertainment
personalities to appear on local TV and radio stations urging quick
response to the census. Publicize that answering the census is safe,
and it is important that everyone in the household is counted.
U.S. Census Bureau
Lend a Hand!
Establish, publicize locations of, and recruit volunteers to operate
Questionnaire Assistance Centers for persons who need assistance
in completing their census questionnaire. Publicize the "Census Help
Line," our toll-free number for questionnaire assistance.
Focus on Community!
When mail return rates are publicized, launch a campaign in low
response areas stressing "it is not too late to respond" to the census.
After census questionnaires have been delivered, publicize sites
where people can obtain blank census questionnaires if 1) they
think they were not included on the questionnaire that was sent
from their household, 2) lost their questionnaire, or 3) did not
receive a questionnaire.
Encourage churches, ministerial alliances and other religious
organizations to motivate participation in the census among their
members and congregations by using census developed materials
for religious organizations.
Encourage tenant and homeowner associations officials to distribute
materials encouraging return of the questionnaire.
Encourage people
After April 15, 2000
to open their doors
Alert the Media!
to census takers.
Schedule press conferences for highest elected officials and other
Help dispel myths
influential leaders to alert community that census takers will be visiting
about the census.
homes of persons who have not responded; show how enumerators
Reassure everyone
can be identified; and encourage cooperation. Schedule other media
opportunities to encourage participation. Continue publicity and
that answering the
promotion of the benefits of the census and the importance of a
census is safe.
complete count.
Get Out the Help!
Mobilize gatekeepers and community leaders to assist census takers
in areas that are difficult to enumerate or where danger may be
apparent. Assist local census staff in identifying tenant and homeowner
association representatives who can facilitate gaining access to gated
and high security communities and buildings.
U.S. Census Bureau
If you represent a NATIONAL organization and need additional information about
Census United States
partnership opportunities, contact Laura Sewell on 301-457-2989,
E-mail at <[email protected]> or
2000
mail to U.S. Census Bureau, FLD, Room 1210-2, Washington, DC 20233.
If you represent a local organization and need
information, call one of the numbers below.
Call this
Regional
In this
At this
Thank You!
If you live here
Partnership Coordinator..
Census Center.
Telephone #
Alabama
Stephanye Staggers-Profit
Atlanta
404-331-0573
For more information on
Alaska
Tim Olson
Seattle
206-553-5882
Arizona
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
promotion, materials
Arkansas
Ben Arzu
Kansas City
816-801-2020
available, census jobs,
California 1
Reina Ornelas
Los Angeles
818-904-6522
and census speakers. Call
California 1
Tim Olson
Seattle
206-553-5882
Colorado
your regional partnership
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
Connecticut
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
coordinator at the numbers
Delaware
Lyn Kirshenbaum
Philadelphia
215-597-8312
listed on this page.
District of Columbia
Lyn Kirshenbaum
Philadelphia
215-597-8312
Florida
Stephanye Staggers-Profit
Atlanta
404-331-0573
Georgia
Stephanye Staggers-Profit
Atlanta
404-331-0573
Hawaii
Reina Ornelas
Los Angeles
818-904-6522
Idaho
Tim Olson
Seattle
206-553-5882
Illinois
Marilyn Stephens
Chicago
312-353-9759
Indiana
Marilyn Stephens
Chicago
312-353-9759
lowa
Ben Arzu
Kansas City
816-801-2020
Kansas
Ben Arzu
Kansas City
816-801-2020
Kentucky
Victoria Burke
Charlotte
704-344-6624
Louisiana
Mike Hall
Dallas
214-655-3060
Maine
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
Maryland
Lyn Kirshenbaum
Philadelphia
215-597-8312
Massachusetts
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
Michigan
Vince Kountz
Detroit
248-967-9524
Minnesota
Ben Arzu
Kansas City
816-801-2020
Mississippi
Mike Hall
Dallas
214-655-3060
Missouri
Ben Arzu
Kansas City
816-801-2020
Montana
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
Nebraska
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
Nevada
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
New Hampshire
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
New Jersey 2
Lyn Kirshenbaum
Philadelphia
215-597-8312
New Jersey 2
Alice Chin
New York
212-620-7702
New Mexico
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
New York 3
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
New York 3.
Alice Chin
New York
212-620-7702
North Carolina
Victoria Burke
Charlotte
704-344-6624
North Dakota
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
1+1=2
Ohio
Vince Kountz
Detroit
248-967-9524
Oklahoma
Ben Arzu
Kansas City
816-801-2020
Oregon
Tim Olson
Seattle
206-553-5882
A
Pennsylvania
Lyn Kirshenbaum
Philadelphia
215-597-8312
BC
Rhode Island
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
South Carolina
Victoria Burke
Charlotte
704-344-6624
South Dakota
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
Tennessee
Victoria Burke
Charlotte
704-344-6624
Texas
Mike Hall
Dallas
214-655-3060
Utah
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
Vermont
Tia Costello (Acting)
Boston
617-424-4977
Virginia
Victoria Burke
Charlotte
704-344-6624
Washington
Tim Olson
Seattle
206-553-5882
West Virginia
Vince Kountz
Detroit
248-967-9524
Wisconsin
Marilyn Stephens
Chicago
312-353-9759
Wyoming
Pamela Lucero
Denver
303-231-5029
Puerto Rico
Hector Feliciano
Puerto Rico
787-771-3660
U.S Virgin Islands,
Kim Giesbrecht
Census Bureau
301-457-4038
American Samoa,
Suitland, MD
Commonwealth of
Northern Mariana Islands,
Guam
1 If you reside in Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, Orange, Riverside.
San Benito, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare or Ventura counties, call the Los Angeles Regional Census
Center (RCC). If in another California county, call the Seattle RCC
2
If you live in Bergen, Essex. Hudson, Middlesex. Morns, Passaic. Somerset, Sussex. Union or Warren counties, call the
New York RCC If in another New Jersey county, call the Philadelphia RCC.
3 If you reside in Bronx Kings, Nassau. New York. Queens. Richmond Rockland, Suffolk or Westchester counties, call the
New York RCC If in another county in the state, contact the Boston RCC.
Building
Partnerships
Census United States
2000
On the Road to Census 2000
Partnership With the Corporation for
National Service
U.S. Census Bureau Director Kenneth Prewitt and Corporation for National
Complete Count
Service (CNS) Chief Executive Officer Harris Wofford announced a new
Committee Update
Census 2000 partnership on June 6, 1999. A partnership with CNS will provide
incomparable benefits. The staff and volunteers of CNS number more than
1 million. CNS mobilizes and deploys community workers, both volunteers and
Approximately 7,000 Complete Count
paid, in every state and U.S. territory. Many of these workers serve hard-to-count
populations (including the homeless and migrant farm laborers), as well as those
Committees (CCCs) have been or are
most likely to need assistance in completing census forms. CNS's three main
In the process of being established in
programs are:
major cities and in a variety of rural
areas throughout the country. The
AmeriCorps - the domestic Peace Corps, engages more than 30,000
goal of a CCC is to design and
individuals in community service and development projects. AmeriCorps
members serve with AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA),
implement a targeted Census 2000
AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) and hundreds of
promotional and outreach program to
nonprofit organizations. Their network of community organizations, state and
meet the needs of local communities
tribal governments, and religious institutions provides vast potential for
Census 2000 awareness building. They focus on employment training,
across the country, The CCC
economic development, literacy, health, housing, and other activities that can
activities and programs are directed
contribute to promoting the census.
and sponsored by state, local, and
tribal governments. Every CCC
Learn and Serve America - a service-learning program in which about 1
million students of all ages work in structured projects to help meet community
program is different in that each CCC
needs, improve academic achievement and develop habits of good citizenship.
addresses its unique enumeration
Census 2000 is a perfect fit for this program by raising awareness of the census,
challenges. For information about a
assisting those who need help with census forms, and promoting census jobs.
CCC in your area, contact the
In addition, this program complements the Census Bureau's Census in Schools
project. The focus of both is on schools in low-income communities. There was
partnership coordinator for your
enthusiastic agreement that Census 2000 activities are appropriate for all grade
state (see table of contents).
levels. Some proposed activities included making sure their families return the
census forms, a Census 2000 poster contest, and special activities to advertise
census jobs (including recruiting college-lèvel students as enumerators).
National Senior Service Corps - more than half a million Americans age 55
and older serve as Foster Grandparents (working one-on-one with young
people with special needs), as Senior Companions helping other seniors live
independently in their homes, and in the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program in
community projects meeting a wide range of community needs. Since seniors
represent a proven recruitment resource for census jobs, this massive corps of
involved seniors holds great potential for Census 2000.
National Conferences
As of July 1999, Census Bureau staff members have participated in more than
&
80 annual conferences of national governmental and nongovernmental
COMMERCE
organizations. We have made presentations, conducted workshops, participated
in roundtable/panel discussions and/or staffed exhibit booths. Our focus is to
meet new partners, build awareness, and secure partnerships that can help us
get the word out that participation in the census is important, easy, and safe.
SHINE
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THE
For further information on national conferences, please contact Kathy Maney on
301-457-8627 or e-mail at [email protected].
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The Census Goes to School
Census
A Guide for Educators and
2000
Community Leaders
The Census in Schools Project, "Making Sense of Census 2000," offers
educators the opportunity to acquire colorful, hands-on, high-interest,
grade-level appropriate lessons to help introduce students to Census 2000.
Scholastic Inc., a publisher of educational materials for more than 75 years,
was selected to develop and disseminate these materials for the
Census Bureau.
While meeting local,
The Census in Schools Project Strives to:
state and national
Help students learn what a census is and why it's important to them,
curriculum needs,
their families and the community.
Census in Schools
Increase participation in Census 2000 by engaging parents through
schools and through the active involvement of children and teens.
helps students
Galvanize students, teachers and families to support Census 2000.
learn what a census
Recruit teachers and parents to work as census takers and in other
is and why it's
support jobs.
important to them,
Tools for the Teacher:
their families and
Teachers in all public, private, Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal schools will
the community.
have the opportunity to use "Making Sense of Census 2000," a series of
teaching materials developed for the Census Bureau by Scholastic to help
educate students and their families about Census 2000. The Census in
Schools Project includes the following materials:
Teachers' kits for grades K-4, 5-8 and 9-12.
A principal's kit.
A class set of student take-home guides, with a short teacher lesson
guide and a letter to the parents encouraging them to participate and
respond to Census 2000.
Materials for children enrolled in Head Start and their parents.
A booklet for use in adult ESL, citizenship and literacy classes.
How Teachers Obtain Teaching Materials:
By April 15, 1999, teachers (elementary and secondary social studies and
math) in 40 percent of the nation's schools will receive information about
the Census in Schools Project with invitations to order teaching kits.
Principals of the remaining schools will receive a teaching kit to distribute
to teachers, along with information for ordering additional kits and
instructions on downloading Census in Schools materials from the
Internet.
All education materials will be available on the Internet. Visit the Census
Bureau's web page at <www.census.gov>. Click on Census 2000 and
Census in Schools.
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Information will also be distributed to educators at conferences and
through education association newsletters and journals.
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Economics and Statistics Administration
An Equal Opportunity Employer
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
U.S. Census Bureau, the Official Statistics™
Educators and Community Leaders Can Contribute by:
Census United States
Encouraging local school systems to use "Making Sense of Census 2000" during
the coming year.
2000
Promoting "Making Sense of Census 2000" to:
Social studies, math and elementary teachers.
Head Start instructors.
Teachers of American Indian and Alaska Native children, migrant children and
adults, adult ESL and GED students and citizenship students.
Each Teacher's Kit Includes:
Introductory Letter - Describes Census 2000 and the education project.
The census is
Teaching Guide - 24-pages of census-related, grade-range, specific lesson plans
that comply with national standards.
how America
Giant Wall Map - A 4 X 6-foot wall map showing the United States population.
knows what
Each Principal's Kit Contains:
America needs!
Letter to Teachers - A reproducible letter for principals to distribute to teachers,
For additional information
explaining the critical role that the census plays in allocating resources for schools and
about Census 2000, visit
describing the teaching materials.
the Census Bureau's
Power of the Census Poster - For display in the school lobby or hallway, this poster
Internet site at
promotes the importance of the Census and tells why it's important for everyone in the
http://www.census.gov
community to fill in and return their Census 2000 questionnaire.
or call one of our
Teacher Flyer - This reproducible flyer can be placed in teachers' mailboxes or
Regional Census Centers
posted in the teachers' rooms.
across the country:
Supplemental Letters - A reproducible letter in various languages, promoting the
Atlanta 404-331-0573
value of an accurate census to non-English speaking parents.
Boston 617-424-4977
Parent's Association Promotional Guide - A four-page reproducible guide
Charlotte 704-344-6624
designed as a quick and easy reminder to help principals inform members of the
Chicago 312-353-9759
schools' PTA or PTO and other community groups, of the importance of Census 2000.
Dallas 214-655-3060
When Will Materials Be Available?
Denver 303-231-5029
Detroit 248-967-9524
March 1999: The Census Bureau will launch the Census in Schools Project and teachers
Kansas City 816-801-2020
will begin receiving invitations to order materials. Teaching materials available on the
Internet.
Los Angeles 818-904-6522
New York City 212-620-7702
January 2000: Principal kits will be mailed.
or 212-620-7703
March 2000: Take-home materials will be mailed to teachers.
Philadelphia 215-597-8312
Seattle 206-553-5882
This Is Your Future. Don't Leave It Blank.
Census 2000 will help decision-makers understand which neighborhoods need new
schools and which ones need greater services for the elderly. But they won't be able to tell
what communities need if people don't fill out their census forms and mail them back.
By law, the Census Bureau cannot share answers with others, including welfare agencies,
the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Internal Revenue Service, courts, police
and the military. Anyone who breaks this law can receive up to five years in prison and
$5,000 in fines. The law works - millions of questionnaires were processed during the
1990s without any breach of trust. Answering the census is safe and important.
U.S. Census Bureau, the Official Statisticsᵀ
The Long and
Census United States
Short of It
2000
Why Does the Census Ask
So Many Questions?
The questions asked represent the best balance between your
community's needs and our commitment to reduce the time and
effort it takes you to fill out the form.
The census is as important to our nation as highways and
telephone lines. Every question is required by law to manage or
The Census 2000
evaluate federal programs or is needed to meet federal case law
requirements. Federal and state funds supporting schools,
short form will be
employment services, housing assistance, road construction,
the shortest form
hospital services, programs for the elderly and more are distributed
based on census figures.
in 180 years.
What's New for Census 2000?
Most housing units in the country (about 83 percent) will receive the
The census results are used
short-form questionnaire in Census 2000. The Census 2000 short
to establish local eligibility
form will be the shortest form in 180 years.
for government programs.
Five subjects that were on the 1990 census short form have moved
to the Census 2000 long form: marital status, units in structure,
number of rooms, value of home and monthly rent. The long form
can reliably collect this information.
Five subjects that appeared on the 1990 census long form were
dropped: children ever born, year last worked, source of water,
sewage disposal and condominium status. These subjects were not
explicitly mandated or required by federal law.
Only one new subject was added to the Census 2000 long form:
grandparents as caregivers. This information was needed for the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996
(welfare reform).
Why Do We Need the Long Form?
The long form provides socio-economic detail needed for a
wide range of government programs and federal requirements.
Nationwide, it goes out to one in six housing units. But to assure
the same level of accuracy everywhere, a larger share of housing
units in small towns and rural counties receive this form.
Community leaders use the long form for planning a wide range
of activities, including neighborhood revitalization, economic
development and improved facilities and services.
To build highways, roads, bridges and tunnels in areas that need
them, planners need information about where people live and work
and the times they leave for work.
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To speed disaster relief to the affected areas, emergency management agencies
United States
ensus
use census numbers to determine the number of people displaced by earthquakes,
hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters.
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In cities and towns across the country, community leaders use census numbers to
decide where to locate police and fire stations and other public services. The census
helps local government and community organizations locate facilities such as day-care
centers, senior citizen community centers, health-care clinics and even playgrounds.
What Is Asked on the Short Form?
The short form asks about six population subjects and one housing subject and
Your
takes 10 minutes to complete, on average.
participation in
Population
Housing
Census 2000 is
Name
Tenure
important, safe
Sex
(whether the home is owned
and easy.
Age
or rented)
Relationship
Just complete
Hispanic origin
Race
the form and mail
it back.
What Is Asked on the Long Form?
For additional information
The long form asks about the same subjects as the short form plus 27 more,
about Census 2000, visit
for a total of 34 subjects. The average household can complete this form in
the Census Bureau's
approximately 38 minutes.
Internet site at
Population
Housing
http://www.census.gov
or call one of our
Marital status
Units in structure
Place of birth, citizenship and
Number of rooms
Regional Census Centers
year of entry
Number of bedrooms
across the country:
School enrollment and
Plumbing and kitchen facilities
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educational attainment
Year structure built
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Ancestry
Year moved into unit
Charlotte 704-344-6624
Residence five years ago (migration)
House heating fuel
Language spoken at home
Telephone
Chicago 312-353-9759
Veteran status
Vehicles available
Dallas 214-655-3060
Disability
Farm residence
Denver 303-231-5029
Grandparents as caregivers
Value of home
Detroit 248-967-9524
Labor force status (current)
Monthly rent (including congregate
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Place of work and journey to work
housing)
Los Angeles 818-904-6522
Work status last year
Shelter costs (selected monthly
Industry, occupation and class of worker
owner costs)
New York City 212-620-7702
or 212-620-7703
Income (previous year)
Philadelphia 215-597-8312
The Law Protects Your Answers.
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By law, the Census Bureau cannot share your answers with others, including
welfare agencies, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Internal Revenue
Service, courts, police and the military. Anyone who breaks this law can receive
up to five years in prison and $5,000 in fines. The law works - millions of
questionnaires were processed during the 1990s without any breach of trust.
U.S. Census Bureau
Religious Leaders Lead
Census United States
the Way
2000
Religious leaders are influential spokespersons for
Census 2000 - because they care about their communities
and because their communities respect what they say.
Why Should Religious Leaders Care About
Census 2000?
The Census Bureau
The census is how America knows what America needs. The
is developing special
information gathered by Census 2000 will help you understand
materials to help
your community better. Many communities use census
information to attract new business or plan for growth. In fact,
religious leaders
many religious groups use the census numbers to plan new
spread the word
facilities and programs for their congregations. But if some
that answering the
segments of the population don't participate as much as others,
those segments will be underrepresented.
census is important
The information collected by the census is an important tool for
for everyone.
government decision-making. The Constitution of the United
States mandates a census every 10 years to determine how
many seats each state will have in the U.S. House of
Representatives. The census helps direct the distribution of
billions of dollars in state and federal funding to areas that need
them. These programs help children, the poor and the
unemployed, as well as the elderly, people without housing and
people with disabilities - people in your congregation and in
your community.
The Census Bureau respects the confidentiality of people who
answer the census. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share the
answers it receives with others, including welfare agencies, the
Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Internal Revenue
Service, courts, police and the military. Anyone who breaks this
law can receive up to five years in prison and $5,000 in fines.
The law works - millions of questionnaires were processed
during the 1990s without any breach of trust.
How Can Religious Leaders Help Motivate
Participation in Census 2000?
Help us explain why taking part in the census is important for
everyone, by making announcements in your bulletins and
newsletters - and even your religious services. Brochures and
sample announcements will be available for your use.
Increase awareness in your congregation and community, by
reminding your congregation about key census activities.
Spread the word about Census 2000 jobs. Hiring from the
community is an important part of Census 2000's strategy for
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1-888-325-7733 for more information.
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Encourage people in your congregation to volunteer for census activities,
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including preparing job seekers to take census tests and staffing
Questionnaire Assistance Centers - places where people can get help
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filling out the forms. To ensure that everyone is included in Census 2000,
the Census Bureau will make additional forms available in Spanish and
other languages.
Provide space for Census 2000 activities. If you have space available, let the
Census Bureau use it to test applicants or train new recruits. We're also
looking for space for Questionnaire Assistance Centers.
Encourage
Contact your city's or county's Census 2000 Complete Count Committee and
find out how you can become involved in local activities organized to promote
people in your
the census. Call the Regional Census Center listed below for more
congregation
information. If your area has not yet formed a Complete Count Committee,
urge your highest elected official to do so!
and community
to fill out their
When Will Census 2000 Need Help From
census forms
Religious Leaders?
and mail them
1998-1999
back as quickly
Help us spread the word that answering the census is
important and safe - and that job opportunities are
as possible.
opening up.
January 2000
Look for additional materials - developed especially
For additional information
for you - that will help you plan your census activities
about Census 2000, visit
over the next few months, including a brochure and
the Census Bureau's
suggested announcements for your religious services,
Internet site at
newsletters and bulletins.
http://www.census.gov
March-April 2000
Encourage people in your congregation and community
or call one of our
to fill out their census forms and mail them back as
Regional Census Centers
quickly as possible.
across the country:
May 2000
Encourage people to cooperate with the census
Atlanta 404-331-0573
workers who will be visiting homes that did not mail
Boston 617-424-4977
back their questionnaires.
Charlotte 704-344-6624
Chicago 312-353-9759
Dallas 214-655-3060
Denver 303-231-5029
Detroit 248-967-9524
Kansas City 816-801-2020
Los Angeles 818-904-6522
New York City 212-620-7702
or 212-620-7703
Philadelphia 215-597-8312
Seattle 206-553-5882
U.S. Census Bureau
We Can't Do It Without You
Census
Partnership Is Our Number 1 Priority for Census 2000.
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Priority one for Census 2000 is to build partnerships at every stage
of the process. The Census Bureau cannot conduct the census
alone. It needs to mobilize strong partners to help in accomplishing
the goal of a complete census. State and local governments, tribal
governments, non-governmental organizations, businesses and the
media can all help to spread the word about the census and to
encourage the active participation of everyone.
Census
Partnerships With State, Local and Tribal Governments.
Partnerships
These governments know their local conditions and circumstances
better than the Census Bureau ever will. They can help:
Partners can help dispel
identify a Census 2000 coordinator to develop a partnership
myths about the census
develop a plan of action to promote and encourage participation
and explain that the
in Census 2000
answers given are
correct our maps and address lists
confidential. They can
recruit workers, including enumerators and volunteers
place questionnaires where people will find them
issue public statements
organize census promotional events
of endorsement, hold
provide space for testing and training census employees.
press conferences, write
newsletters, articles,
Partnerships With National and Community Organizations.
brochures and handouts.
These groups know their constituents better than either the
Census Bureau or any other governmental office. The groups can
alert the Bureau to the best ways to communicate with their
constituents to ensure that they are counted. They can:
sponsor community events to promote the census
tailor appropriate messages to organizational members and
community residents
recruit workers, including enumerators and volunteers
provide space and volunteers for Questionnaire
Assistance Centers.
Partnerships With Businesses.
In order to be "world class" in every stage of Census 2000, the
Census Bureau must find private sector partners who can:
place census messages on their products
display and distribute census materials in places of business
sponsor community events to promote the census.
Partnerships With the Media.
Print, audio and electronic media can:
do stories on the importance of Census 2000
donate advertising space or time
provide live coverage of census events
enlist local media personalities to take part in census
promotional activities
make sure you're included, and we'll make additional
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1990 Partnerships
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So many governments and organizations worked hard to promote the 1990 census
2000
in creative ways. A few examples are listed below:
American Association of Retired Persons - Endorsed the census through
a targeted radio program and articles in its Modern Maturity magazine and
news bulletins.
Mexican American Legal Defense Education Foundation - Appointed a coordinator
to work with Hispanic community-based organizations; secured private sector
sponsors to fund and develop materials and events; and conducted news conferences
and workshops stressing the importance of a complete count to Hispanics.
Organization of Chinese Americans and Chinese Consolidated Benevolent
Corporation - Developed messages and newsletter articles aimed at encouraging
chapters to promote the census locally; distributed promotional materials; and created
tailored outreach and recruitment materials for Chinese cultural events.
For additional
information
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and Southland
about Census 2000, visit
Corporation (organization/busines partnership) - Southland sponsored the
the Census Bureau's
development of promotional materials and provided space in 7-11 stores for
NAACP volunteers who provided questionnaire assistance and distributed
Internet site at
materials; volunteers assisted census staff in the "Were You Counted?" and "It's Not
http://www.census.gov
Too Late" campaigns.
or call one of our
Regional Census Centers
National Congress of American Indians - Included presentations at conferences
across the country:
and executive board meetings; endorsed the census; and asked members to recruit
census takers.
Atlanta 404-331-0573
Boston 617-424-4977
The National League of Cities - Featured the census in workshops and exhibits at
conventions; published a newsletter on the census; developed Public Service
Charlotte 704-344-6624
Announcements for local governments' use; produced a video on how local
Chicago 312-353-9759
governments could promote the census.
Dallas 214-655-3060
Giant Food, Inc. - Placed educational articles in newsletter to customers,
Denver 303-231-5029
employees/families and community-at-large. Cashiers wore census pins;
Detroit 248-967-9524
posters were placed in stores; ads were printed on milk cartons and placed in
Kansas City 816-801-2020
advertising on Census Day. Published a front-page article on census in its
Los Angeles 818-904-6522
newsletter to 26,000 employees.
New York City 212-620-7702
Cities - Many cities made important contributions to the 1990 census partnership
or 212-620-7703
effort. The City of Los Angeles brought together 300 community leaders to form a
Philadelphia 215-597-8312
Complete Count Committee; created their own census slogan and logo; inserted
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census messages in city mailings; developed promotional materials in various
languages and disseminated them through service programs; included the census
message on the city's Rose Bowl parade float; created a speaker's bureau for city
employees; sponsored a census art contest for people without housing and a video
to show at shelters; and the mayor and city council members issued endorsements.
The City of Detroit created a multicultural campaign to recruit census takers; hosted
census block parties and parades in hard-to-count neighborhoods; and put together a
media campaign including a video, billboards, transit cards, brochures, and print ads.
The City of Milwaukee produced bumper stickers, buttons, and ballons; prepared
press releases; secured private sector sponsors for a kickoff event that featured local
entertainers; created a census mascot who appeared at schools, malls and elder
care centers; a popular local group created and performed original census rap song;
and an all-star team served as census spokespersons. The City of Orlando
produced bumper stickers for city and county vehicles; placed messages in utility
bills; and enlisted professional basketball stars for promotional appearances. Local
shopping malls gave discounts for ready-to-mail census questionnaires.
U.S. Census Bureau
Partnerships With
Census United States
Business
2000
As the 21st Century begins, Census 2000 will be the source for
accurate, detailed data on population growth and decline, household
income and family composition, changes in racial and ethnic
distributions and labor force strength.
It's a Fact: Business Needs Census 2000.
To provide a basis for analyzing business risks.
Businesses, both
To identify areas where your services and products are needed.
large and small,
To make sure your direct mail and advertising campaigns reach the
need accurate
right communities with the right messages.
information for
To evaluate potential markets using data on income, occupation and
education.
sound financial
To analyze labor markets, using data on age, occupation, education
analysis and
and transportation.
strategic planning.
To locate new offices, branches, outlets, shopping malls,
manufacturing centers and distribution points.
It's Also a Fact: Census 2000 Needs Business.
To achieve the most accurate and complete census possible, Census 2000
must enlist strong partners. Your standing in the community, as well as
your access to clients and workers, makes you the ideal partner for this
important venture.
Help Promote Census 2000.
Endorse Census 2000 by making a public statement supporting
the census.
Identify an individual in your company to work closely with the
Census Bureau.
Place census messages on your products, bags, sales bulletins
and other communications.
Place census messages in your company newsletter and in payroll
envelopes. Encourage employees to take part in the census and
remind them when it's time to fill out their forms or open their
doors to census workers.
Post recruitment and promotional materials in your place of business.
Use reproducible inserts and drop-in articles that the Census
Bureau can supply. For more information, please call your Regional
Census Center listed on the back of this form.
Sponsor community events to promote participation in the census.
Put Census 2000 on the agenda at annual meetings, conventions
and professional conferences.
Contact your city's or county's Complete Count Committee and get
involved in local activities to promote the census. If your area has
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not yet formed a Complete Count Committe, urge your highest
elected official to do so!
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Help Recruit the Best Possible Work Force.
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Consider encouraging employees to take part-time, temporary jobs with the census.
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To remain fully staffed, Census 2000 must constantly recruit. We're looking for people
who want to schedule census jobs around their current employment, as well as
retirees and people who are not currently employed. Interested job applicants should
call 1-888-325-7733. Advertise our jobs in your newsletters or on your bulletin
boards. Help us find space where we can test applicants.
Spread the Word That Answering the Census Is Important, Easy
To find out more
and Safe.
about becoming
Every 10 years, the Constitution directs the Census Bureau to conduct a
a Census 2000
complete accounting of every resident in the United States. Participating in the
partner, call your
census is in everyone's best interest. People who answer the census help their
communities obtain state and federal funding, as well as provide valuable
Regional Census
information for planning schools, hospitals and roads. Census information helps
Center listed
decision-makers understand which neighborhoods need new schools and which
below.
ones need greater services for the elderly. The best way to make sure people like
you are represented in the census is to simply fill out the form and encourage
others to do SO.
For additional information
about Census 2000, visit
Each individual's answers are combined with others to produce the statistical
the Census Bureau's
summaries that are published. No one outside the Census Bureau will be able to
Internet site at
connect the answers with an individual's name or address. All information on
http://www.census.gov
individuals is held strictly confidential.
or call one of our
By law, the Census Bureau cannot share the individual answers it receives with
Regional Census Centers
others, including welfare agencies, the Immigration and Naturalization Service,
across the country:
the Internal Revenue Service, courts, police and the military. Anyone who breaks
Atlanta 404-331-0573
this law can receive up to five years in prison and $5,000 in fines. The law
Boston 617-424-4977
works - millions of questionnaires were processed during the 1990s without any
breach of trust.
Charlotte 704-344-6624
Chicago 312-353-9759
Dallas 214-655-3060
Denver 303-231-5029
Detroit 248-967-9524
Kansas City 816-801-2020
Los Angeles 818-904-6522
New York City 212-620-7702
or 212-620-7703
Philadelphia 215-597-8312
Seattle 206-553-5882
U.S. Census Bureau
Census United States
What Every College
Student Should Know
2000
A Guide for College
Communities
Why You Should Answer the Census.
The best way to
Money and services flow into communities based on demographic
make sure people
data obtained from the census. To find out how census numbers
like yourself are
could affect neighborhood services, housing availability, your job
prospects and even your next research paper, read on.
represented in the
By law, the Census Bureau cannot share your answers with
census is to simply
others, including welfare agencies, Immigration, IRS, courts,
fill out the form and
police or the military. The law works - millions of questionnaires
were processed during the 1990s without any breach of trust.
encourage others to
do so.
Just a Few of the Ways the Census Benefits You.
The distribution of billions of dollars in state and federal funds
is based on census numbers - We're talking schools, job
centers and playgrounds.
The census helps us understand labor supply - Employers
need to know where the next generation of workers is coming
from.
Scientific research depends on census data - Sociology
reports, medical studies, statistical profiles and maybe even
your own research papers depend on census data.
Planners use the census to develop recreational
programs - Children need playgrounds, older people may
want parks and you may want a bike path. Knowing the
population mix is key for recreational planning.
Planning for public transportation services, such as selecting
bus routes and subway stops, requires census
numbers - The bus won't stop if no one knows there's
someone waiting.
The census is needed to establish fair market rents and
enforce fair lending practices - Important to anyone who
wants to keep a roof over their head.
The census helps identify areas eligible for housing assistance
and rehabilitation loans - The census collects information on
housing conditions too.
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If You Are Not Living With Your Parents, Fill Out Your Own
Census United
Census Form.
2000
Census 2000 will count people at their usual residence, the place where they live
and sleep most of the time. This place is not necessarily the same as the
person's voting residence, legal residence or permanent residence.
Students living away from home while attending college are counted where
they are living at college. Census takers will distribute questionnaires to
Sociology reports,
people who live in dormitories. People living in off-campus housing where mail
medical studies,
is delivered by street name and house number will receive a census
statistical profiles
questionnaire in the mail. The questionnaire will be delivered by census takers
to housing in other areas.
and maybe even
Students living at their parents' home while attending college are counted at
your own
their parents' home.
research papers
Students who are citizens of foreign countries, but who are part of a
household in the U.S., are counted at that household.
depend on
Students who are citizens of foreign countries and are temporarily traveling or
census data.
visiting in the U.S. are not counted in the census.
For additional information
It's Easy to Participate.
about Census 2000, visit
Census 2000 questionnaires will be easy-to-read and simple to fill out.
the Census Bureau's
For assistance in several languages, call the toll-free telephone number
Internet site at
printed on the questionnaire.
http://www.census.govor
call one of our
A census taker, sworn to protect the confidentiality of your answers, will
Regional Census Centers
assist students in dormitories who have questions about the census
questionnaire.
across the country:
Questionnaire Assistance Centers will help people living off campus fill out
Atlanta 404-331-0573
their questionnaires.
Boston 617-424-4977
If you do not receive a questionnaire, you can pick one up at a Questionnaire
Charlotte 704-344-6624
Assistance Center or other public place.
Chicago 312-353-9759
Dallas 214-655-3060
Looking for Part Time, Temporary Work?
Denver 303-231-5029
Hiring from the community is an important part of Census 2000's strategy
Detroit 248-967-9524
for success. The Census Bureau is actively seeking bilingual recruits to staff
Kansas City 816-801-2020
facilities and conduct the census. Flexible hours are available. Call toll-free
Los Angeles 818-904-6522
1-888-325-7733 for more information about Census 2000 jobs.
New York City 212-620-7702
or 212-620-7703
Philadelphia 215-597-8312
Seattle 206-553-5882
U.S. Census Bureau
People With Disabilities
Census United States
Answer the Census
2000
A Guide for Advocates, Caregivers
and People With Disabilities
Knowing about the
Why Does Census 2000 Ask Questions About
social and economic
Physical, Mental and Emotional Conditions?
characteristics of
people with
Federal, state, local and tribal governments all need accurate
information to plan, fund and implement effective programs and
disabilities will
policies for people with disabilities.
focus attention
The questions on disability will provide information needed to
on the need to
manage and evaluate federal programs. The 1990 Americans With
reduce and remove
Disabilities Act (ADA) is specifically concerned with the rights of
people with disabilities as they relate to employment, public
physical and
services, public accommodations, transportation
social barriers.
and telecommunications.
Information on disability is used by state and
county agencies toplan for eligible recipients under
the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
The distribution of funds for health services,
of severe the following
No
Yes
special housing needs and accessible mass
transit are based on census numbers.
16
Blindness
hearing impairment?
This information is also used for the Older
a.
Americans Act, Veterans Employment and Training
vision A such reaching, as lifting, or
Program, Provisions on Higher Education to
b.
Serve Adult Learners, Vocational and Applied
Technology Education Act, Low-Income Home
Energy Assistance Program, Comprehensive
Housing Affordability Strategies, Job Training and
Partnership Act and more.
17
Because of a physical, mental, or emotional
condition lasting 6 months or more, does
this person have any difficulty In doing any of
Why Does Census 2000 Ask About
the following activities:
Yes
No
a.
Learning, remembering, or
Disability the Way It Does?
concentrating?
b. Dressing, bathing, or getting around
inside the home?
The Americans With Disabilities Act considers an
C. (Answer if this person is 16 YEARS OLD
individual to have a disability if he or she has an
OR OVER.) Going outside the home
alone to shop or visit a doctor's office?
impairment that substantially limits one or more
d. (Answer if this person is 16 YEARS OLD
major life activities. The disability questions ask
OR OVER.) Working at a job or business?
about health conditions that limit activities, such as
working at a job, going outside the home alone and
taking care of personal needs, such as bathing,
dressing or getting around inside the home.
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Why Are Questions on Disability Asked Only on
Census United States
the Long Form?
2000
Because the information gathered on disability is not needed for small areas,
such as individual city blocks, the Census Bureau collects this information on the
long form - a special census questionnaire that goes to one in six housing units
across the nation. This one in six sample is large enough to produce reliable
Approximately
information for neighborhoods and larger areas of geography. To maintain an
acceptable level of accuracy, a larger share of housing units gets a long form in
20 percent of
some small towns and rural counties.
Americans have
some type of
Responding to Census 2000 Will Be Easy.
disability and
Census 2000 questionnaires will be easy-to-read and simple to fill out. To ensure
about 10 percent
that everyone is included, we'll make additional forms available in Spanish and
other languages. If you do not receive a census questionnaire at your home, they
have a severe
will be available to pick up in public places. Questionnaire Assistance Centers
disability.
will be opened to provide assistance. And a toll-free telephone help line with a
multilingual staff will be listed on the census questionnaire.
For additional information
about Census 2000, visit
Should You Include a Family Member in a Care
the Census Bureau's
Internet site at
Facility on Your Census Form?
http://www.census.gov
People receiving short-term care at general hospitals or Veterans Affairs facilities
or call one of our
should be included on the form at their usual residence (their home). People receiving
Regional Census Centers
long-term care at the following facilities will be enumerated by census takers at that
across the country:
facility, including:
Atlanta 404-331-0573
Psychiatric or chronic disease hospitals or wards.
TDD 404-331-2371
Homes, schools, hospitals or wards for people with physical, developmental
Boston 617-424-4977
or mental disabilities.
TDD 617-424-0565
Drug or alcohol recovery facilities.
Charlotte 704-344-6624
TDD 704-344-6548
Nursing, convalescent or rest homes.
Chicago 312-353-9759
Hospice facilities on Census Day.
TDD 312-353-9059
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Can People With Disabilities Work for
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Census 2000?
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Yes! The Census Bureau encourages people with disabilities to help us with
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Census 2000. The majority of jobs are in the field, checking addresses and
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conducting interviews, but some office positions are available. Call toll-free
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(1-888-325-7733) for more information about Census 2000 jobs or if you need
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special accommodations for the interview or testing - or call one of the TDD
TDD 818-904-6249
numbers listed on this page.
New York City 212-620-7702
or 212-620-7703
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Answering the Census Is Important, Easy and Safe.
Philadelphia 215-597-8312
By law, the Census Bureau cannot share your answers with others, including welfare
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agencies, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Internal Revenue Service,
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courts, police and the military. Anyone who breaks this law can receive up to five
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years in prison and $5,000 in fines. The law works - millions of questionnaires were
processed during the 1990s without any breach of trust.
Race, Hispanic Origin,
Census
and Ancestry
2000
Why, What, and How
Why Will Census 2000 Ask About Race,
Hispanic Origin, and Ancestry?
Mark the
Latino?
People who answer the census help their
Is
this
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person.Spanish/Hispanic/
person.Spanah/HispanciLas
Latino
Yes. Puerto Rican
communities obtain federal funds and valuable
Latino
Yes,
Cuban
not
Spanish
Am:
Chicano
No.
Print
group.
information for planning schools, hospitals, and roads.
Yes,
Mexican,
Hispanic/
Latino
other
Spanish
Census information also helps identify areas where
Yes:
residents might need services of particular interest to
certain racial or ethnic groups, such as screening for
hypertension or diabetes.
All levels of government need information on race,
Hispanic origin, and ancestry to implement and evaluate
programs, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Act,
6., What is this person's race? Mark one or more races to
Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Public Health Act,
indicate what this person considers himself/herself to be
White
Healthcare Improvement Act, Job Partnership Training Act,
Black African Am. or Negro
Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Housing Act, Census
American Indian or Alaska Native Print name of enrolled or principal tribe.
&
Redistricting Data Program, and others.
Asian Indian
Japanese
Native Hawalian
Both public and private organizations use race,
Chinese
Korean
Guamanian or Chamomo
Filipino
Vietnamese
Samoan
Hispanic origin, and ancestry information to find areas
Other Asian = Print race
Other Pacific Islander Print race
where groups may need special services and to plan and
implement education, housing, health, and other programs
Some other race Print race.
that address these needs. For example, a school system
might use this information to design cultural activities that
reflect the diversity in their community. Or a business could
use it to select the mix of merchandise it will sell in a new
store.
10
What is this person's ancestry or ethnic origin
Everyone who answers the census is asked about race
and Hispanic origin because this information
is needed for areas as small as neighborhoods and
(For example Italian, Jamaican, African Am.
city blocks.
Haitian, Korean, Lebanese, Polish, Nigerian, Mexican
Cape Verdean, Norwegian Dominican, French Cambodian Canadian
Taiwanese, Ukrainian, and so:on.)
The ancestry question permits people to identify
groups not listed in the race and Hispanic origin
questions, such as Dominican, Lebanese, Cambodian,
or Dutch. Ancestry is asked only on the long form - the
longer questionnaire that goes out to one in six households.
This sample is large enough to produce reliable information for
all but the smallest areas.
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Does Everyone Need to Answer the Question on
2000
Hispanic Origin?
Yes, the Hispanic origin question must be answered by EVERYONE. Those who are
not of Hispanic origin are asked to mark the box "NO, not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino"
People who are of Hispanic origin are asked to indicate the specific group they belong
For the first time
to: Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, or other groups, such as Spanish, Honduran, or
Venezuelan.
ever, people
How Do I Answer the Question on Race?
answering the
census will be able
The individual who responds to the census decides what his or her racial
identity is. For the first time ever, people answering the census will be able
to select more than
to select more than one racial category to indicate mixed racial heritage.
one racial category
The groups shown in the census race question collapse into the six race
groups needed by the federal government: White, Black or African American,
to indicate mixed
American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian and Other
racial heritage.
Pacific Islanders. People who mark the American Indian or Alaska Native
category are asked to provide the name of their principal or enrolled tribe.
For additional information
People who say they are "Other Asian," "Other Pacific Islander," and/or
about Census 2000, visit
"Some other race" are asked to also write in their race.
the Census Bureau's
Internet site at
How Do Hispanics Answer the Race Question?
http://www.census.gov
People of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Hispanics can choose one or
or call one of our
more race categories, including White, Black or African American, American
Regional Census Centers
Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander.
across the country:
If someone does not identify with any of the specified race groups, he or she may
Atlanta 404-331-0573
mark the "Some other race" category and write in their race.
Boston 617-424-4977
Charlotte 704-344-6624
How Do I Answer the Ancestry Question?
Chicago 312-353-9759
Ancestry refers to an individual's nationality, lineage, or the country in which
Dallas 214-655-3060
the individual or the individual's parents or ancestors were born before their
Denver 303-231-5029
arrival in the United States. Examples of ancestries are Polish, Jamaican,
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Egyptian, and Taiwanese. The ancestry question is open-ended, allowing
respondents to write in their lineage or ancestry.
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Los Angeles 818-904-6522
Answering the Census Is Important,
New York City 212-620-7702
or 212-620-7703
Easy, and Safe.
Philadelphia 215-597-8312
By law, the Census Bureau cannot share your individual records with others,
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including welfare agencies, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Internal
Revenue Service, courts, housing authorities, police, and the military. Anyone who
breaks this law can receive up to five years in prison and $5,000 in fines. The law
works - millions of questionnaires were processed during the 1990s without any
breach of trust.
U.S. Census Bureau
La Oficina del Censo
Census United States
Hace Todo lo Necesario
2000
para Proteger Su
Privacidad
La Ley Protege Sus Respuestas.
Por ley, la Oficina del Censo no puede compartir su información con el
Servicio de Impuestos (IRS, por sus siglas en inglés), el Negociado Federal
de Investigaciones (FBI, por sus siglas en inglés), las agencias de
asistencia social y el Servicio de Inmigración y Naturalización (INS, por sus
siglas en inglés) 0 cualquier otra agencia gubernamental. Ningún tribunal
El cuidado que pone
judicial, ni siquiera el Presidente de los Estados Unidos, puede obtener sus
respuestas. Y la misma ley que mantiene sus respuestas fuera del alcance
la Oficina del Censo
de esas agencias, prohíbe que la Oficina del Censo pueda vender la
para mantener la
dirección de su domicilio a personas que quieran enviarle correspondencia.
confidencialidad
Empleados Altamente Motivados Protegen Sus Respuestas.
juega un papel
Los empleados del censo han hecho un juramento de confidencialidad.
muy importante
Ellos saben que si proporcionan cualquier información tomada de su
cuestionario, pueden recibir una multa de $5,000 dólares y un término
en todo lo que hace,
de cinco años de prisión.
incluyendo la
Los empleados del censo deben pasar una verificación de seguridad y
contratación,
revisión de las referencias de seguridad y empleo. Ellos no pueden estar
trabajando actualmente como recaudadores de impuestos, asesores u
la planificación de
oficiales de las agencias encargadas del cumplimiento de las leyes.
procedimientos y
Proteger la privacidad de las personas que contestan el censo es una
parte importante del adiestramiento recibido por las personas que lo
la presentación de
llevan a cabo.
los datos en los
La Tecnología Protege Sus Respuestas.
informes del censo.
La Oficina del Censo protege su información con numerosas medidas
de seguridad, incluyendo barreras electrónicas, desmoduladores y líneas
especializadas. Sus respuestas combinadas con las de otros ciudadanos
producen resúmenes estadísticos que se publican. Nadie puede relacionar
sus respuestas con su nombre o la dirección de su domicilio.
Es Importante, Fácil y Seguro Contestar El Censo.
Tomar parte en el censo es del interés de todos. Las personas que lo
contestan ayudarán a sus comunidades a obtener fondos federales e
información valiosa para la planificación de hospitales, carreteras y más
servicios. La información del censo ayuda a quienes toman decisiones a
The Census Bureau Goes All Out
entender qué vecindarios necesitan nuevas escuelas y cuáles requieren
to Protect Your Privacy (Spanish)
mayores servicios para los ancianos. La única manera como podemos
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asegurar que personas como usted estén representadas en el censo es
llenando el cuestionario y alentando a otros a hacer lo mismo.
U.S. Department of Commerce
Economics and Statistics Administration
Un Patrono de Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
U.S. Census Bureau, the Official Statistics™
La Oficina del Censo Tiene un Prestigio Intachable Protegiendo
United States
la Privacidad del Público.
ensus
2000
1950: Durante la remodelación de la Casa Blanca, el Servicio Secreto solicitó a
la Oficina del Censo que proporcionará información acerca de las personas que
vivían en el vecindario donde ellos deseaban mudar al Presidente Truman.
El coordinador del Censo, Ed Goldfield, negó su solicitud.
1960: La Oficina del Censo modernizó sus procedimientos para prevenir que
ninguna persona tenga acceso a la información confidencial en la nueva era de
La política de
computadoras.
confidencialidad de
1961: El Congreso fortaleció la ley para que ni siquiera las copias de los
la Oficina del Censo
cuestionarios del censo que están en su poder puedan usarse como evidencia
en contra suya en los tribunales judiciales.
existe hace 150
1980: Cuatro agentes del FBI entraron a las oficinas del Censo en Colorado
años; fue reforzada
Springs con una orden de allanamiento que los autorizaba a obtener los
por la ley en 1880
documentos del censo. La información confidencial nunca fue provista ya que un
empleado del censo detuvo a los agentes hasta que sus supervisores resolvieron
y la ley se ha hecho
el asunto con el FBI.
más fuerte con el
1982: Cuando oficiales locales trataron de obtener información confidencial del
paso de los años.
censo, la Corte Suprema afirmó la ley y negó el acceso a esos documentos.
Para obtener más
1990: Millones de cuestionarios de artistas de cine, políticos, millonarios,
información relacionada con
personas que reciben servicios de asistencia y muchos de sus amigos y vecinos
el Censo del año 2000, visite
fueron procesados sin que hubiera ningún abuso de confianza.
la dirección del internet de
2000: Protegida por una ley de privacidad fuerte (Título 13 del Código de Los
la Oficina del Censo en:
Estados Unidos), la Oficina del Censo pondrá todos sus recursos para asegurar
http://www.census.gov
0
que su gran prestigio permanezca inalterado.
llame a los centros
regionales del censo
localizados a través del país:
Atlanta 404-331-0573
Boston 617-424-4977
Charlotte 704-344-6624
Chicago 312-353-9759
Dallas 214-655-3060
Denver 303-231-5029
Detroit 248-967-9524
Kansas City 816-801-2020
Los Angeles 818-904-6522
New York City 212-620-7702
0 212-620-7703
Philadelphia 215-597-8312
Seattle 206-553-5882
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The Census Bureau
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Goes All Out to Protect
2000
Your Privacy
The Law Protects Your Answers.
By law, the Census Bureau cannot share your answers with the
IRS, FBI, Welfare, Immigration - or any other government
agency. No court of law, not even the President of the United
States, can find out your answers. And the same law that keeps
your answers out of the hands of these agencies, prevents the
Census Bureau from selling or giving away your address to
The Census Bureau's
people who want to send you mail.
dedication to
confidentiality
Highly Motivated Employees Protect Your Answers.
plays an important
Census workers are sworn to secrecy. They know that if they
give out any information they see on a form, they can face a
role in everything it
$5,000 fine and a five-year prison term.
does - including
Census workers must pass security and employment reference
hiring, training,
checks. They cannot currently work as tax collectors, assessors or
law enforcement officials. Protecting the privacy of people who reply
planning procedures
to the census is an important part of every census taker's training.
and reporting.
Technology Protects Your Answers.
The Census Bureau protects your information with numerous
security measures, including electronic barriers, scrambling
devices and dedicated lines. Your answers are combined with
others to produce the statistical summaries that are published.
No one can connect your answers with your name or address.
Answering the Census Is Important, Easy
and Safe.
Taking part in the census is in everyone's best interest. People
who answer the census help their communities obtain federal
funding and valuable information for planning hospitals, roads
and more. Census information helps decision-makers understand
which neighborhoods need new schools and which ones need
greater services for the elderly. The only way to make sure
people like yourself are represented in the census is to fill out
the form and encourage others to do so.
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Census United States
The Census Bureau Has an Unbroken Record of Protecting the
Public's Privacy.
2000
1950: During White House renovations, the Secret Service asks the
Census Bureau to provide information about the people in a neighborhood
where they hope to move President Truman temporarily. Census coordinator,
Ed Goldfield, denies their request.
1960: The Census Bureau modernizes its procedures to prevent anyone
The Census
from accessing confidential information in the new computer age.
Bureau's policy on
1961: Congress strengthens the law so that even copies of census
confidentiality
questionnaires kept in your possession cannot be used as evidence against
you in a court of law.
dates back 150
years. The policy
1980: Armed with a search warrant authorizing them to seize census
documents, four FBI agents enter the Census Bureau's Colorado Springs
was reinforced by
office. No confidential information is ever released because a census worker
law in 1879 and
holds off the agents until her superiors resolve the issue with the FBI.
the law has grown
1982: When local officials try to obtain confidential census information, the
stronger over the
Supreme Court upholds the law and denies access to these records.
decades.
1990: Millions of questionnaires from movie stars, politicians, millionnaires,
welfare recipients, and your friends and neighbors are processed without any
For additional information
breach of trust.
about Census 2000, visit
the Census Bureau's
2000: Backed by a strong privacy law (Title 13 of the U.S. Code), the
Internet site at
Census Bureau will bring together all of its resources to make sure its
record of excellence remains unbroken.
http://www.census.gov
or call one of our
Regional Census Centers
across the country:
Atlanta 404-331-0573
Boston 617-424-4977
Charlotte 704-344-6624
Chicago 312-353-9759
Dallas 214-655-3060
Denver 303-231-5029
Detroit 248-967-9524
Kansas City 816-801-2020
Los Angeles 818-904-6522
New York City 212-620-7702
or 212-620-7703
Philadelphia 215-597-8312
Seattle 206-553-5882
U.S. Census Bureau
Cinco Razones
Census United States
Por las Cuales Usted Debe Llenar
2000
Su Cuestionario del Censo.
1
Ayuda a la Prosperidad de su Comunidad. ¿Tiene su vecindario
grandes congestiones de tránsito, ancianos que viven solos 0 escuelas
que están sobrepobladas? Los números del censo pueden ayudar a su
comunidad a definir estrategias para el mejoramiento público.
Las organizaciones no lucrativas usan los datos del censo para estimar el
número de voluntarios potenciales necesarios en las comunidades a través
de toda la nación.
2.
Ayuda en Tiempos de Necesidad. Muchos sistemas de emergencia 911
están estructurados en mapas desarrollados con los datos del último
censo. La información del censo ayuda a los proveedores de la salud a
predecir cómo una enfermedad se disemina a través de las comunidades
Las preguntas
entre niños o OS. Cuando ocurren inundaciones, tornados y temblores de
formuladas
tierra, el censo indica al equipo de rescate cuántas personas necesitarán
ayuda.
representan el
Cuando el huracán Andrew azotó el sur del estado de Florida en 1991,
mejor balance entre
la información del censo ayudó al esfuerzo del rescate al proporcionar el
número de personas estimadas en cada cuadra.
las necesidades de
su comunidad y
3.
Hace que el Gobierno Trabaje para Usted. Es una buena manera de
decirle a nuestros líderes quiénes somos y qué necesitamos. Los
nuestro compromiso
números se usan para ayudar a determinar la distribución de más de $100
mil millones de fondos federales y más aún en fondos estatales. Esto
de reducir el tiempo
incluye hospitales, autopistas, estadios y programas de alimentación escolar.
y el esfuerzo que
Con los números del censo para apoyar su solicitud de un nuevo centro
requiere para llenar
comunitario, los ancianos de un vecindario de Nueva Inglaterra,
los cuestionarios.
exitosamente presentaron su caso ante los comisionados del condado.
4.
Reduce el Riesgo para los Negocios. Ya que los números del censo
ayudan a reducir el riesgo financiero y permiten la identificación de
mercados potenciales, los negocios pueden producir los productos que usted
quiere.
La publicación "All the Basic Facts Your Need to Know to Start a New
Business" del Departamento de Comercio de Massachusetts, muestra a los
pequeños negocios cómo usar los números del censo para determinar la
viabilidad de los mercados para nuevos productos.
5.
Le Ayuda a Usted y a Su Familia. Los registros individuales se
mantienen confidenciales por 72 años, pero usted puede solicitar un
certificado de los censos pasados para utilizarlo como prueba para
establecer su edad, residencia, 0 parentesco, la información que puede
ayuda.le a recibir una pensión, establecer la ciudadanía u obtener una
herencia. En 2072 sus bisnietos pudieran usar la información del censo
para investigar la historia de su familia. Hoy día sus hijos pueden usar la
Five Big Reasons Why You Should Fill Out
Your Census Form (Spanish)
información del censo para hacer sus tareas escolares.
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Gracias a que tenemos un censo cada 10 años desde 1790, sabemos cuán
lejos ha llegado la nación.
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50 Maneras de Usar el Censo del Año 2000
Census United States
Para tomar decisiones en todos los niveles del gobierno
Redistribución de los escaños en la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados
2000
Unidos
Delimitación de los distritos legislativos federales, estatales y locales
Delimitación de los límites de los distritos escolares
Planificación presupuestal para todos los niveles del gobierno
La distribución de más de $100 mil millones de fondos federales y más en fondos
estatales
Identificación de las tendencias del bienestar económico de la nación
Pronóstico de las necesidades de transportación futura para todos los segmentos
La ley protege
de la población
su privacidad.
Planificación de los servicios del transporte público
Planificación de hospitales, asilo de ancianos, clínicas y la ubicación de otros
Las respuestas
servicios de salud
Planificación de servicios educativos y de salud para personas con incapacidades
de los individuos
Pronóstico de las necesidades futuras de viviendas para todos los segmentos de
la población
son editadas y
Establecimiento de un mercado de alquileres justo y el cumplimiento de prácticas
totalizadas antes
justas de arrendamiento
Dirigir fondos para servicios destinados a la gente pobre
de que éstas sean
Dirigir servicios para niños y adultos que tenga un dominio limitado del idioma
inglés
dadas a conocer
Diseño de estrategias para la seguridad pública
Planificación urbana
al público.
Desarrollo rural
Planificación del uso del suelo
Para obtener más
Análisis de las tendencias locales
información relacionada con
Para entender la disponibilidad de la fuerza laboral
el Censo del año 2000, visite
Estimación del número de personas desplazadas por desastres naturales
la dirección del internet de
Evaluación de la posibilidad de la propagación de las enfermedades transmisibles
Desarrollo de programas de asistencia para familia de bajos ingresos
la Oficina del Censo en:
Análisis del potencial militar
http://www.census.gov
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Creación de mapas para acelerar los servicios de emergencia para las familias
llame a los Centros
que tienen necesidades de asistencia
Regionales del censo
Ayuda en la toma de decisiones de los negocios
Suministros de bienes y servicios a los mercados locales
localizados a través del país:
Entendimiento de las necesidades del consumidor
Atlanta 404-331-0573
Diseño de instalaciones para adultos, ancianos y niños con incapacidades
Planificación de congregaciones
Boston 617-424-4977
Planificación de productos
Charlotte 704-344-6624
Localización de sitios para fábricas y centros de distribución
Chicago 312-353-9759
Planificación de las inversiones y de la evaluación del riesgo financiero
Para determinar las metas de la comunidad
Dallas 214-655-3060
Planificación de los informes económicos y estadísticos acerca de los Estados
Denver 303-231-5029
Unidos y su población
Detroit 248-967-9524
Normas para desarrollar encuestas del sector público y privado
Investigaciones científicas
Kansas City 816-801-2020
Comparación del progreso entre diferentes áreas geográficas
Los Angeles 818-904-6522
Desarrollo de mapas "Inteligentes" para el gobierno y los negocios
New York City 212-620-7702
Investigaciones genealógicas (después del año 2072)
0 212-620-7703
Prueba de la edad, parentesco 0 residencia (certificado proporcionado por la
Philadelphia 215-597-8312
Oficina del Censo)
Proyectos escolares
Seattle 206-553-5882
Investigaciones médicas
Desarrollo de programas educativos para adultos
Investigación y planificación de los medios de comunicación, antecedentes para
reportajes y noticias
Investigación histórica
Evidencia de litigios relacionados con el uso del suelo, derechos para votar e
igualdad de oportunidades
Determinación de las áreas elegibles para la asistencia en la adquisición de
viviendas y préstamos de rehabilitación de viviendas
Atracción de nuevos negocios en las áreas estatales y locales
U.S. Census Bureau
Five BIG Reasons
Census United States
Why You Should Fill Out
2000
Your Census Form.
1.
Help Your Community Thrive. Does your neighborhood have a
lot of traffic congestion, elderly people living alone or over
crowded schools? Census numbers can help your community work
out public improvement strategies.
Non-profit organizations use census numbers to estimate the
number of potential volunteers in communities across the nation.
2
Get Help in Times of Need. Many 911 emergency systems
The questions
are based on maps developed for the last census. Census
information helps health providers predict the spread of disease
asked represent
through communities with children or elderly people. When floods,
the best balance
tornadoes or earthquakes hit, the census tells rescuers how many
between your
people will need their help.
community's
When Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida in 1991, census
information aided the rescue effort by providing estimates of the
needs and our
number of people in each block.
commitment to
reduce the time
3.
Make Government Work for You. It's a good way to tell our
leaders who we are and what we need. The numbers are used to
and effort it takes
help determine the distribution of over $100 billion in federal funds
and even more in state funds. We're talking hospitals, highways,
you to fill out
stadiums and school lunch programs.
the form.
Using census numbers to support their request for a new community
center, senior citizens in one New England community successfully
argued their case before county commissioners.
4
Reduce Risk for American Business. Because census num-
bers help industry reduce financial risk and locate potential
markets, businesses are able to produce the products you want.
"All the Basic Facts You Need to Know to Start a New Business," a
publication of the Massachusetts Department of Commerce, shows
small businesses how to use census numbers to determine the
marketability of new products.
5.
Help Yourself and Your Family. Individual records are held
confidential for 72 years, but you can request a certificate from
past censuses that can be used as proof to establish your age,
residence or relationship, information that could help you qualify
for a pension, establish citizenship or obtain an inheritance. In 2072,
your great-grandchildren may want to use census information to
research family history. Right now, your children may be using
census information to do their homework.
Because we've had a census every 10 years since 1790, we know
how far America has come.
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50 Ways to Use Census 2000
United States
ensus
Decision-making at all levels of government
2000
Reapportionment of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
Drawing federal, state and local legislative districts
Drawing school district boundaries
Budget planning for government at all levels
The law protects
The distribution of over $100 billion in federal funds and even more in state funds
Spotting trends in the economic well-being of nation
your privacy.
Forecasting future transportation needs for all segments of the population
Individual
Planning for public transportation services
answers are
Planning for hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and the location of other
health services
edited and
Planning health and educational services for people with disabilities
summed before
Forecasting future housing needs for all segments of the population
they are released
Establishing fair market rents and enforcing fair lending practices
Directing funds for services for people in poverty
to the public.
Directing services to children and adults with limited English language proficiency
For additional information
Designing public safety strategies
about Census 2000, visit
Urban planning
the Census Bureau's
Rural development
Internet site at
Land use planning
http://www.census.gov
Analyzing local trends
or call one of our
Understanding labor supply
Regional Census Centers
Estimating the numbers of people displaced by natural disasters
across the country:
Assessing the potential for spread of communicable diseases
Developing assistance programs for low-income families
Atlanta 404-331-0573
Analyzing military potential
Boston 617-424-4977
Creating maps to speed emergency services to households in need of assistance
Charlotte 704-344-6624
Making business decisions
Chicago 312-353-9759
Delivering goods and services to local markets
Dallas 214-655-3060
Understanding consumer needs
Denver 303-231-5029
Designing facilities for people with disabilities, the elderly or children
Detroit 248-967-9524
Planning for congregations
Kansas City 816-801-2020
Product planning
Los Angeles 818-904-6522
Locating factory sites and distribution centers
New York City 212-620-7702
Investment planning and evaluation of financial risk
or 212-620-7703
Setting community goals
Philadelphia 215-597-8312
Publication of economic and statistical reports about the United States and its people
Seattle 206-553-5882
Standard for creating both public- and private-sector surveys
Scientific research
Comparing progress between different geographic areas
Developing "intelligent" maps for government and business
Genealogical research (after 2072)
Proof of age, relationship or residence (certificates provided by the Census Bureau)
School projects
Medical research
Developing adult education programs
Media planning and research, back up for news stories
Historical research
Evidence in litigation involving land use, voting rights and equal opportunity
Determining areas eligible for housing assistance and rehabilitation loans
Attracting new businesses to state and local areas
U.S. Census Bureau
Census 2000
Census United States
in a Flash
2000
The United States Constitution requires a census every 10 years to
determine how many seats each state will have in the U.S. House of
Representatives. But community leaders use the census for
everything from planning schools and building roads to providing
recreational opportunities and managing health-care services.
How Big Is It?
About 275 million U.S. residents
Approximately 118 million housing units in the United States
Every year,
alone
over $100 billion
About 1.5 million housing units in Puerto Rico and the
in federal funds
U.S. Island Areas
are awarded to
More than 3 million job applicants recruited
localities based on
More than 860,000 jobs at peak
census numbers.
520 Local Census Offices, 12 Regional Census Centers
and 4 Data Processing Centers
520 local area networks, 7,800 personal computers and
2,600 printers (set up, used and dismantled in one year)
More than 20 million maps needed for field work
40 to 70 million questionnaires returned during the peak
two-week period
8 to 9 million blocks covered
When Is It?
1998-1999: Develop the address list for Census 2000; begin
recruiting workers for census jobs
Beginning mid-March 2000: Deliver census questionnaires
APRIL 1, 2000: CENSUS DAY
March-May 2000: Census takers visit housing units in rural and
remote areas to drop off and/or pick up forms
Late April-Early July 2000: Census takers visit housing units that
did not return census forms
October-November 2000: All field work completed
December 31, 2000: Apportionment counts delivered to
the President
April 1, 2001: All states receive redistricting counts
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Economics and Statistics Administration
An Equal Opportunity Employer
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
U.S. Census Bureau
What's on the Census Form?
Census United States
The short form asks seven questions: name, sex, age, relationship, Hispanic origin,
2000
race, and housing tenure (whether the home is owned or rented) - and takes
approximately 10 minutes to complete. About 83 percent of households receive the
short form.
The long form covers about 34 subjects, including education, ancestry, employment,
disability and home heating fuel. Only 1 in 6 households receive the long form which
This is your
takes about 38 minutes to complete.
future. Don't
Why Should You Answer the Census?
leave it blank.
Answering the census is important for your community - Census numbers help
local planners pick the best locations for schools, roads, hospitals, clinics, libraries,
For additional information
day-care and senior citizen centers, playgrounds, bus routes, job training programs
about Census 2000, visit
and much more. Every year, over $100 billion in federal funding and even more in
the Census Bureau's
state funds are awarded to localities based on census numbers.
Internet site at http://
www.census.gov or call
Answering the census creates jobs and ensures the delivery of goods and
one of our Regional
services - Businesses use census numbers to locate supermarkets and shopping
Census Centers across the
centers, new housing, new factories and offices and facilities like movie theaters
country:
and restaurants.
Atlanta 404-331-0573
Answering can save your life - An exaggeration? Not at all! When Hurricane
Boston 617-424-4977
Andrew hit South Florida in 1991, Census Bureau officials were able to aid the
Charlotte 704-344-6621
rescue effort by providing estimates of the total number of people in each block.
Chicago 312-353-9697
Answering the census is safe - By law, the Census Bureau cannot share your
Dallas 214-655-3060
individual records with any other government agency, including welfare agencies, the
Denver 303-231-5029
Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Internal Revenue Service, courts, police
and the military. Census workers must be sworn to secrecy before they see the
Detroit 248-967-9524
numbers. If someone gave out any information they saw on a form, they would face a
Kansas City 816-801-2020
$5,000 fine and a five-year prison term. The law works - millions of questionnaires
Los Angeles 818-904-6522
were processed during the 1990s without any breach of trust.
New York City 212-620-7702/3
Philadelphia 215-597-8313
Seattle 206-553-5882
U.S. Census Bureau
FEB-10-2000 22:37
CENSUS CONG AFFAIRS
301 457
DISARTMENT SUREAU U.S. * OF OF COMMERCE CENNER *
THE
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS
Bureau of the Census
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, DC 20233
Telecopier Cover Sheet
DATE: 2.10.00
Telecopier
Telephone
FROM: Robin Bachman
301-457-3679
301-457-2123
Karen Tramontano
2030
TO: Irene Bueno
5581
No. of pages attached: 3
materials that may be helpful.
lnene, note that the earlier draft
I gave you (CNS) was dated.
FEB-10-2000 22:37
CENSUS CONG AFFAIRS
February 9, 2000
To:
Paul Glastric
Via Fax 202-456-2505
From: Steve Jost
Subj: Suggested remarks for LULAC event
Paul, as promised I am faxing two sets of talking points on Census In Schools and
Confidentiality for Census 2000. Below is my guidance on possible remarks:
"Let me turn to the upcoming Census. You better than most know that the 1990 Census
received the lowest level of participation from U.S. residents in history. We have worked hard to
improve and modernize the 2000 Census to address the serious undercount in 1990, especially
because it was not spread evenly across all racial and ethnic groups.
Perhaps the most tragic - and overlooked- story of the 1990 Census is that of the four
million residents who were not counted, more than half were children. For the last ten years, 2.1
million children have been overlooked by government and business planners because parents or
care givers left them off a census form, or did not understand that the Census was about
everyone, including the oldest and newest born among us. Some families were fearful about
landlords or housing officials learning a family had grown and either did not return a form or
simple excluded all children in the household.
I am pleased to report today that a program developed by the Census Bureau, Census in
Schools is working well to address this tragic undercount. Census in Schools challenges every
teacher in America to teach children about the census so when that form arrives they can remind
their parents to send it in and to include everyone in the home - whether they are related or not.
As of today, more than 800,000 teaching kits have been delivered to classrooms across the
country. We want schools in American to understand the Census is a teachable moment.
In addition, I am today announcing a major public initiative by the Census Bureau to
address the fears some residents may have about the Census. Three well known and gifted
athletes have donated their time and service to a major Public Service Ad campaign to assure
every resident in American that their census form in confidential
FEB-10-2000 22:37
CENSUS CONG AFFAIRS
Talking Points on Census 2000 Confidentiality
(For President Clinton)
It is important that Hispanics and other immigrant groups in this country know that their
census answers are strictly confidential. The Census Bureau does not share them with any
other federal government agency - not the Immigration and Naturalization Service, not
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, not the U.S. Border Patrol, not with state or local
authorities, not even with the White House.
We want full participation in the census so that communities where Hispanics, Asians
and others live receive their fair share of federal program funds. The census helps the
government determine the allocation of about $185 billion a year spent on roads, schools,
hospitals and other services and infrastructure.
The Census 2000 ad campaign includes confidentiality statements to reassure the public
and various population groups that the census is safe.
To make sure new immigrants understand this message of confidentiality, the Census
Bureau today is launching a campaign of public service announcements in partnership
with Major League Baseball and the Players' Association.
This confidentiality campaign comprises three PSAs - featuring Barry Bonds of the San
Francisco Giants, Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees and Ivan Rodriguez of the Texas
Rangers.
Eight confidentiality posters will be distributed throughout the country. One is directed at
American Indians, four at Asian groups, one in Spanish and English for Hispanics, one
aimed at African Americans and one for a general audience.
Census Bureau Director Ken Prewitt will provide more details on this campaign, which
begins later this month, at a news conference at the National Press Club later today.
The Census Bureau has a commitment from the National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
to run the baseball players' PSA during a National Basketball Association (NBA) game.
Every major broadcast network has committed to a high-profile placement of the PSAs.
At least 15 other commercial and cable television outlets have shown interest in running
the ads. The Census Bureau's paid advertising campaign also has produced ads for
television and radio that touch upon the confidentiality theme.
To further drive home the confidentiality theme, Director Prewitt will address the subject
during a special Mass in San Antonio on Feb. 20, celebrated by Roman Catholic
Archbishop Patrick F. Flores. Prewitt's remarks from the pulpit will be televised live by
the Spanish-language network Univision and seen by over 2 million U.S. viewers.
Whatever your background, the Census Bureau wants you to participate in Census 2000,
so that the people who decide how to spend your tax dollars have the correct population
totals for your community. You and your neighbors deserve your fair share.
FEB-10-2000
CENSUS CONG AFFAIRS
Talking Points on Including All Children in Census 2000
(For President Clinton)
Everyone counts, so we must count everyone. But in 1990, 2.1 million people
under age 18 were never counted in the census numbers. That's over half the total
net undercount of 4 million people. Yet children make up only one quarter of the
total population.
Many of the children not counted were living in families which returned forms but
the person filling out the form simply neglected - for various reasons - to record
all the children in that household.
In 1990, only 65% of all households even returned their census form. As a result,
we were forced to carry out an "imperfect" house-to-house canvas of all non-
responding households.
For Census 2000, we're making the census a "teachable moment" for young
people in their classrooms, so they will understand the importance of being
counted in the census and convey that message to their parent or caregiver.
About 53.4 million children are enrolled this spring in the nation's 111,000
public, private, parochial, tribal and other schools from kindergarten through high
school.
To date, more than ONE MILLION Census 2000 teaching kits have been ordered
by educators. These kits include a 24-page teaching guide, six census-related,
grade-specific lesson plans, and a large wall map which can be used with the
lesson plans and displayed year round.
Take-home materials - both in English and Spanish - are timed for use in March.
Reproducible letters to parents are also available in the six languages of the
questionnaire - English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
We're also targeting schools for American Indians, migrant children, Head Start
children, adult education and ESL programs.
We have asked the Congress, with whom the Census Bureau has partnerships, to
sponsor Census in Schools events during the week of February 21-25, 2000.
Congressman Miller (R-FL) and Congresswoman Maloney (D-NY), the ranking
members on the Census subcommittee, have already held events in their districts.
TNTOI P ЙЛ
HUMAN
SERVICES
of
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
Center for Medicaid and State Operations
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
Dear State Health Official:
I am writing to inform you of an important opportunity to ensure that individuals (and their
families) who are temporarily hired by the Census Bureau to assist in Census 2000 do not lose
eligibility for Medicaid or the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) because of
the income they receive from employment at the Census Bureau.
Census 2000 offers a unique work opportunity for those receiving Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families (TANF) and other low-income individuals to earn money while receiving
training and developing valuable work skills. These skills can provide an important foundation
for entering the work force or advancing within the work force. The Census Bureau is working
hard to recruit low-income individuals for census work, and one of the key elements of recruiting
is ensuring the availability of health care coverage for workers and their families.
Under the President's welfare-to-work initiative, the Census Bureau aims to hire thousands of
TANF beneficiaries. In many neighborhoods, TANF beneficiaries are a focus of the recruitment
effort. The Census Bureau will hire more than half a million people to complete Census 2000
activities. Although most people hired will not be TANF beneficiaries, a great number of the
Census hires may be Medicaid beneficiaries, have children who are enrolled in Medicaid or
SCHIP, or may be uninsured and interested in applying for these programs.
The Census 2000 recruitment and hiring effort is already underway. If hired by the Census
Bureau, many of the people and their children may remain eligible for Medicaid because of
protections afforded by transitional Medicaid benefits or they may be eligible for SCHIP.
However, others may lose or fail to qualify for Medicaid or SCHIP because of temporary Census
Bureau earnings unless States exempt income from temporary Census Bureau wages for
purposes of Medicaid and SCHIP eligibility.
We encourage you to take advantage of the flexibility offered under Medicaid and SCHIP to
ensure that families' continue to have access to health coverage. States have the option under
title XIX and title XXI to disregard earnings when making eligibility determinations; and States
can disregard specific types of income such as those earnings generated by employment with the
Census Bureau. States need only file an amendment to their Medicaid and/or SCHIP State plan;
no waiver is required.
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Since hiring is already underway, we have tried to facilitate the State plan amendment process.
States can use the State Medicaid and/or SCHIP plan template page that accompanies this letter,
indicating the State's desire to disregard this income for eligibility purposes, and return the
page(s) to your Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) Regional Office. These
amendments will be approved upon receipt by HCFA (and can be effective as of the first day of
the calendar quarter submitted). We encourage you to return these plan amendments as quickly
as possible.
In addition, please consider ways to utilize this unique opportunity to follow up on the Census
2000 effort by reaching and enrolling families and children in need of health care coverage. The
Census Bureau estimates that there will be several million potential applicants for the Census
2000 positions. In every State that adopts the proposed State plan amendments, publicity of the
Census 2000 Medicaid and SCHIP exemptions can reach thousands of individuals.
If you have any further questions, please contact Jennifer Ryan of HCFA's Center for Medicaid
and State Operations at (410) 786-1304.
Sincerely,
Timothy M. Westmoreland
Director
Enclosures
cc:
All HHS Regional Directors
All HCFA Regional Administrators
All HCFA Associate Regional Administrators
for Medicaid and State Operations
George Barnett
United States Census Bureau
Brett Ewig
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Lee Partridge
American Public Human Services Association
Matt Salo
National Governors Association
Joy Wilson
National Conference of State Legislatures
DRAFT
Revision:
HCFA-PM-00-1
Supplement 8A to Attachment 2.6-A
February 2000
ADDENDUM
State Plan Under Title XIX of the Social Security Act
State:
LESS RESTRICTIVE METHODS OF TREATING INCOME
UNDER SECTION 1902(r)(2) OF THE ACT
For all eligibility groups not subject to the limitations on payment
explained in section 1903(f) of the Act*: All wages paid by the Census
Bureau for temporary employment related to Census 2000 activities
are excluded.
* Less restrictive methods may not result in exceeding gross income limitations under section 1903(f).
DRAFT
Revision:
HCFA-PM-00-1
Supplement 12 to Attachment 2.6-A
February 2000
ADDENDUM
State Plan Under Title XIX of the Social Security Act
State:
ELIGIBILITY UNDER SECTION 1931 OF THE ACT
The State covers low-income families and children under section 1931 of
the Act.
The agency uses less restrictive income and/or resource
methodologies than those in effect as of July 16, 1996, as
follows:
All wages paid by the Census Bureau for temporary
employment related to Census 2000 activities are
excluded.
The income and/or resource methodologies that the less
restrictive methodologies replace are as follows:
DRAFT - ADDENDUM TO SECTION 4.
STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
STATE PLAN TEMPLATE
Section 4.
Eligibility Standards and Methodology (section 2102(b))
4.1.3.
Income:
All wages paid by the Census Bureau for
temporary employment related to Census
2000
activities are
excluded.
[email protected]
02/09/2000 11:12:43 PM
Record Type:
Record
To:
Irene Bueno/OPD/EOP, [email protected]
CC:
Subject: Some Qs and As
Irene -
Here are a few, I hope to have more tomorrow.
Census in the Schools Frequently asked Questions
1.
What is the goal of Census in the Schools?
Census in the Schools is designed to help students understand the
importance and benefits of the census, to promote awareness and
encourage greater participation in the national census at the local
level, and to improve the accuracy of the census.
2.
Where can teachers and schools get materials?
More than 800,000 teachers have requested Census in the Schools
materials. Principals in other schools have also been briefed on the
project. All materials are available through the Census Bureau's
website at www.census.gov
3.
What materials are included in the program?
Teacher's kits for grades K-4, 5-8 and 9-12.
A principal's kit.
A class set of student take home guides, with a short teacher lesson
guide and a letter to the parents encouraging them to participate and
respond to Census 2000.
Material for children enrolled in Head Start and their parents.
A booklet for use in adult ESL, citizenship and literacy classes.
(Many materials are available in other languages.)
4.
How can educators and community leaders encourage the
Census in the schools program?
Local leaders should encourage Social Studies, English and mathematics
teachers to consider the use of Census in the Schools materials. Head
Start instructors and teachers of American Indian, Alaskan native
children, migrant children and adults, adult ESL students, GED
students, and citizenship students should also be strongly encouraged
to work with Census in School materials.
5.
When should teachers add this to their curriculum?
These materials can complement many lessons. The most pivotal week is
the week of March 13th. This is the same week that children will
bring home the take home materials that encourage their families to
fill out the census form. This is also the same week that the
nation's post offices will deliver the census questionnaires to
millions of households.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Why should people fill out their census forms?
Participating in the census is in every person's interest. People who answer the census help their
communities obtain federal and state funding and valuable information for planning schools,
hospitals, roads, and more. For example, census information helps decision makers understand
which neighborhoods need new schools and which ones need greater services for the elderly. But
they will not be able to tell what your neighborhood needs if you do not fill out your census form.
At least $185 billion in federal funds are distributed annually based on formulas using Census 2000
data. Census numbers are used by the local, state and federal agencies for the next ten years. In
addition, census data are used to determine how many seats each state will have in the U.S. House
of Representatives, and how states and localities draw legislative boundaries.
2. How is the privacy of the respondents protected?
By law, Census cannot share your answers with the IRS, FBI, INS, any other government agency or
even the President of the United States. No one, except sworn Census Bureau employees, can see
your questionnaire or link your name with your responses. Census workers are sworn to secrecy
and if they give out any information, they face a $5,000 fine and a five-year prison term.
3. Why do census forms have so many questions?
Every question in Census 2000 is required by law to manage or evaluate federal programs or is
needed to meet legal requirements stemming from U.S. court decisions such as the Voting Rights
Act. In addition, the data collected by them are as much a part of our Nation's infrastructure as
highways and telephone lines. Federal dollars supporting schools, employment services, housing
assistance, highway construction, hospital services, programs for the elderly, and more are
distributed based on Census data.
4. How much money is distributed by the Federal Government based on the Census?
At least $185 billion in federal funds are distributed annually based on formulas using Census 2000
data. Twenty-two of the 25 largest Federal funding grant programs of fiscal year 1998 are
responsible for $162 billion being distributed to state, local, and tribal governments, and about half
of this money was distributed using formulas involving census population data.
5. Why does the Census Bureau ask for your name and social security number on the census
forms?
We only ask for the name of the head of household. We don't ask for your social security number.
6. How long does it take to complete the forms?
For Census 2000, it will only take about 10 minutes to complete the short form and 38 minutes for
the long form. This is less than in 1990, when it was estimated to take 14 minutes to complete the
short form and 43 minutes to complete the long form.
7. Why are there so many questions on the long form?
All subjects on the long form were approved by Congress and only those subjects that had specific
federal legislative justification were recommended for Census 2000. Many of the requirements
were placed by federal agencies and the needs of state, local, and tribal governments to manage their
programs.
8. Isn't there an easier way that would take less time and money, such as use of public
records or private companies, to compile the population figures?
No other government agency has information on every person in the United States. And no private
company is equipped to bring on the number of temporary workers needed to take the census.
Some people think that the Postal Service ought to do the census. The Postal Service delivers all
the questionnaires that are mailed to individual addresses and picks up and returns the bulk of them.
But we still need to hire temporary workers to visit those households that do not mail back a
questionnaire. The key job for postal workers is to assist the U.S. Census Bureau in developing the
address list and to locate mailboxes. Right now, the best way for American taxpayers to save
money on the census is to fill out and mail back their census questionnaire.
9. What are the questions on the census forms?
Most of the housing units in the U.S. (83%) will receive the short form asking six population
subjects (Name, Sex, Age, Relationship to the head of the household, Hispanic origin and race) and
one housing subject (Tenure - whether the home is owned or rented). The short forms takes an
average of 10 minutes to complete.
The long form questionnaire, which goes to an average of one in six households, has the short form
subjects plus additional questions on the following subjects: Social Characteristics of Population:
marital status, place of birth/citizenship/year of entry, school enrollment/educational attainment,
ancestry, residence 5 years ago (migration), language spoken at home, veteran status, disability,
grandparents as care givers. Economic Characteristics of Population: labor force status (current),
place of work and journey to work, work status last year, industry/occupation/class of workers,
income (previous year). Physical Characteristics of Housing: units in structure, number of rooms,
number of bedrooms, plumbing and kitchen facilities, year structure built, year moved into unit,
house heating fuel, telephone, vehicles available for residence. Financial Characteristics of
Housing: value of home, monthly rent, shelter costs (selected monthly owner costs). In total, the
long form covers 34 subjects and takes an average of 38 minutes to complete.
10. Why does the Census need to know about race?
Race is key to implementing any number of federal programs and it is critical for the basic research
behind numerous policy decisions. States require these data to meet legislative redistricting
requirements. Also, they are needed to monitor state and local compliance with the Voting Rights
Act. Race data are also required by federal programs that promote equal employment opportunity
and to assess racial disparities in health and environmental risks. The Census Bureau has included a
question on race since the first census in 1790.
11. How do I answer the question on race?
Each respondent decides his or her racial identity. For the first time, people with mixed racial
heritage may select more than one racial category. The groups shown in the Census race question
can be collapsed into the minimum race categories needed by the Federal Government: "White,"
Black or African American," "American Indian and Alaska Native," "Asian," and "Native Hawaiian
and Other Pacific Islander." People who mark the American Indian or Alaska Native category are
asked to provide the name of their principal or enrolled tribe. People who select the "Other Asian," "
Other Pacific Islander," or "Some other race" are asked to write-in their specific race.
12. Does everyone need to answer the question on Hispanic Origin?
Yes, the Hispanic origin question must be answered by EVERYONE. Those who are not of
Hispanic origin are asked to mark the box "NO, not Spanish/Hispanic/Latino." People who are of
Hispanic origin are asked to indicate the specific group they belong to: Cuban, Mexican, Puerto
Rican, or other groups, such as Spanish, Honduran, or Venezuelan.
13. How should Hispanics answer the race question?
People of Hispanic origin may be of any race and should answer the question on race by marking
one or more race categories shown on the questionnaire, including White, Black or African
American, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian and Other pacific Islander,
or Some Other Race. Hispanics should include their origin in the Hispanic origin question, not in
the race question because in federal statistical systems, ethnic origin is considered to be a separate
concept from race.
14. Will people of mixed racial or ethnic heritage be able to identify themselves on the
form?
Yes. In October 1997 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued revised federal
standards for collecting and presenting data on race and ethnicity. Among other changes, the
standards allow respondents when answering the race question option to "mark or select one or
more races." The OMB made this modification after considering recommendations from its
Interagency Committee for the Review of Racial and Ethnic Standards, information obtained
through public hearings and other sources of public opinion, and test results from the Census
Bureau and other federal agencies.
15. What is the Census Bureau doing to reach non-English speakers?
Those households who receive the census form in the mail will have the option of requesting the
questionnaire in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, or Vietnamese. Those individuals or
households who believe that they were not included on a form or did not receive a form can use the
Be Counted questionnaires that will be available in public areas. The Be Counted forms will be
printed in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. Language Assistance
Guides are also available in 49 languages (Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali,
Burmese, Cambodian, Chamorro, Chinese, Creole, Czech, Dari, Dinka, Dutch, Farsi, French,
German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, llocano, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Kurdish,
Laotian, Polish, Portuguese, Romani, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Serbo-Croatian [both
alphabets], Slovak, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Thai, Tibetan, Tigrinya, Tongan, Ukranian,
Urdu, Vietnamese, Yiddish). And, multilingual assistance will be available in Walk-In
Questionnaire Assistance Centers throughout the country.
16. Will the Census Bureau be hiring non-citizens to work on the Decennial Census?
Yes. Because of restrictions in federal appropriations law, the Census Bureau's ability to hire
non-citizens is limited. However, because of various exemptions in that law, most non-citizens who
are legally authorized to work in the U.S. are eligible to work on the Census. Having access to this
pool of workers is particularly important in the current economy with its record low unemployment
rates. Moreover, because of the large foreign born population in this country, we believe the Census
Bureau will need to hire qualified non-citizens who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. to
reach linguistically isolated immigrant communities.
17. What is the Census Bureau doing to promote Census 2000?
The Census 2000 Partnership and Marketing Program is a multi-faceted effort to remind the general
population about the census, educate those members of the public who do not understand the
purpose of the census and its significance to their communities, and motivate them to complete and
return their census questionnaires. The Census Bureau recognizes that different segments of the
population respond in different ways and with different levels of trust and willingness to participate
in the census. The Partnership and Marketing Program incorporates five components designed to
reach these populations in the manner most appropriate to each. Together, these components
provide many vehicles to reach people many times - in the places where they live, work, go to
school and play.
The five components of the Partnership and Marketing Program are:
The establishment of partnerships with state, local, and tribal governments,
community groups, advocacy groups, labor unions, trade and professional
associations, service organizations, religious organizations, schools, youth groups,
stores/local businesses, chambers of commerce, and media organizations.
A direct mail campaign designed to draw attention to the Census questionnaire when
it arrives in people's mailboxes.
A paid advertising campaign to generate awareness about Census 2000 via print,
broadcast and outdoor advertising.
A media relations campaign to encourage positive, informative coverage
emphasizing the importance of responding to the Census.
Promotions and special events to provide fun, educational activities in communities
and schools, particularly in hard-to-enumerate areas.
Examples of the many opportunities for partners' participation in the census include having local
governments participate in the compilation of address lists; sponsoring workshops, conferences,
speaker bureaus, and community meetings; developing and distributing materials to
constituents/clients/members endorsing the census and explaining the importance of participating;
generating positive media coverage about the census; recruiting community members to work as
address listers, enumerators, and Questionnaire Assistance staff; donating space, such as space for
training and Questionnaire Assistance Centers; and providing advice and support to the Census
Bureau on the development of data collection strategies, particularly with regard to
hard-to-enumerate populations.
18. Are there differences in the ways you count big cities and small rural towns?
Improving our address list is a key element in making sure we reach people everywhere in the U.S.
Partnerships with local governments and American Indian tribal officials is the first step in making
sure our address list is as accurate as possible. Every address will first receive a letter in advance of
the census, the questionnaire, and a thank you/reminder card. The way these items are delivered
will vary between big cities and rural areas.
In places where street addresses are used for mail delivery by the U.S. Postal Service, we will mail
the questionnaire to the residence. In rural areas where rural route/box number, post office box,
and/or general delivery addresses are used, enumerators will canvass each block before the census to
create an address list of all living quarters. At the time of the census, enumerators will deliver
questionnaires to each address and check the address list again to ensure that it includes every
housing unit.
19. What is the Census Bureau doing to improve the 2000 census from the 1990 census?
Although there are many aspects of Census 2000 that are different from the 1990 Census, the key
differences are:
Using address information provided by the U.S. Postal Service and cavassing every block in
the country to double-check the addresses.
Asking state, local, and tribal governments to help correct census maps and address lists.
First-time utilizing paid advertising by extremely qualified experts.
Creating a new "user-friendly" questionnaire that will be simpler and easier for respondents
to understand and fill out.
Digitally capturing of forms enabling us to scan responses directly into computers that can
read handwriting.
Respondents can now fill out their short form on the Internet.
Using "matching" software that allows us to check individual blocks and identify multiple
responses from the same household. This allows the Census Bureau to provide more
opportunities for the public to respond, including forms called "Be Counted" documents in
community locations across the country.
20. When do the census data go to the President and the States?
The census numbers or population counts by state must go to the President within nine months of
Census Day (on or before December 31, 2000). These counts are used to reapportion the seats
among the states in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Under the Voting Rights Act, the Census Bureau is required to provide the states with race and
ethnic data for small geographic areas to be used for redistricting purposes by April 1, 2001. After
discussing and consulting with stakeholders and advisors, including the Department of Justice, the
Census Bureau has decided to meet the needs of redistricting by providing the sixty-three categories
of race in combination with Hispanic/Latino categories tabulated for both total population and
people of eighteen years of age or over.
21. In light of the Supreme Court ruling, why does the Census Bureau still intend to use
sampling?
The Supreme Court ruling only prohibits the use of statistical sampling for purposes of apportioning
seats among the states in the U.S. House of Representatives. We believe the Supreme Court
affirmed the use of sampling for all non-apportionment purposes, which would include allocating
federal funds and providing data to the states for redistricting.
22. What does the Census Bureau do between Decennial Censuses?
The Decennial Census is well known because it is a national event that involves everyone.
However, the Census Bureau conducts numerous other censuses and surveys for government,
private entities, and individuals as well as tabulating the decennial data and publishing the tables
and data. These activities include the planning, preparation, conducting, and publishing of data for
numerous economic and demographic surveys and censuses, such as the Census of Manufactures,
American Housing Survey, Consumer Expenditure Survey; 1997 Economic Census; Survey of
Income and Program Participation; U.S. Merchandise Trade; Exports and Imports; Manufacturers'
Shipments, Inventories, and Orders to list just a few.
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Will the Census Bureau be hiring non-citizens to work on the Decennial
Census?
Yes. In fact, we have more than a thousand non-citizens (1035)
working for Census 2000 and we have more than 70,000 (72,771)
non-citizens in our applicants pool. (data from 2/6)
[Because of restrictions in federal appropriations law, the Census
Bureau's ability to hire non-citizens is limited. However, because of
various exemptions in that law, most non-citizens who are legally
authorized to work in the U.S. are eligible to work on the Census.
Having access to this pool of workers is particularly important in the
current economy with its record low unemployment rates. Moreover,
because of the large foreign born population in this country, we
believe the Census Bureau will need to hire qualified non-citizens who
are legally authorized to work in the U.S. to reach linguistically
isolated immigrant communities.]
A handful of states have passed resolutions blocking the use of
adjusted data for redistricting. What is the Administration's
position on these actions?
The Census Bureau is working hard to produce the most accurate Census
data possible. And we believe the adjusted data will be the most
accurate. If that's the case, we would hope that the States would
decide to use the most accurate data.
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How do we know we have an undercount?
A:
Each decennial census, the Census Bureau conducts a quality check to see how well its
conventional counting did to accurately count the United States. This quality check or
scientific methods (also known as statistical sampling), has been used for decades to help
the Census Bureau evaluate its operations.
In 1990, the quality check or Post-Enumeration Survey, determined that for the first time
in census history, despite the Bureau's best efforts to count everyone, the census results
were worse than the previous census. According to the Bureau, the 1990 census missed
8.4 million people and overcounted an additional 4.4 million. Not only did the Bureau
find that the conventional head count missed so many people, but also determined that the
undercount was disproportionate - children, minorities and low-income persons were
missed more often than others.
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