Next Step: Door-to-Door Census Visits
Door-to-door census taking occurs in May, June and early July 2010. Local census takers will visit households that did not mail back a census form. All census takers carry an official badge and a shoulder bag — both with the Department of Commerce seal — and a binder. During a visit, census takers will show ID and hand respondents an information sheet explaining that their answers are confidential. The census taker will complete the questionnaire, which should take about 10 minutes. If no one is home, a "notice of visit" will be left at the door inviting the resident to call the census taker to complete the form over the phone.
Fraud Awareness Video from the Census Bureau (click here)
Track Carson City's Response Rate versus Others in the State and Country
The Census Bureau has set up a Take 10 Map to track census response rates across the country, right down to the Census Tract level. As of April 19, Carson City is second only to Storey County in response rate for all counties in Nevada. Carson City has a response rate of 77 percent, compared to the national average of 69 percent. Click here to go to the Take 10 Census Map page and see how we're doing.
Nevada Secretary of State's Census 2010 Website (click here)
Census Jobs
The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting local residents to help conduct the 2010 Census. These are temporary, part-time jobs that offer good pay, flexible schedules, and paid training. To learn more, call the Census Bureau at 800-861-2010, or go to the Census Jobs website by clicking here.
Articles:
- Power, Jobs and Money: Nevada's Census 2010 Campaign is Underway
- How Nevada's Census Benefits Nevada's Businesses (external link)
- Spread the Word! Learn More About Nevada's Census 2010 Campaign (external link)
- Nevada's Census 2010 Campaign Brings 4,800 Jobs to Nevada (external link)
by David A. Byerman, Chief Government Liaison for Nevada, U.S. Census Bureau
To most Americans, the Census is a bureaucratic exercise, offering about as much excitement as filling out a tax form. The nation marks the passage of time, every ten years, with a monotonous civic duty.
For Nevadans, on the other hand, the Census is a remarkable opportunity. There is perhaps no state in the nation that has more to gain from this process than we do here. By filling out your Census form next spring, you can dramatically enhance your own quality of life.
Nevada's Census 2010 Campaign is about three things:
Power. The framers of the Constitution of the United States introduced the concept of a Census in Article 1, Section 2. Every ten years, the United States Congress is reapportioned to give each state the representation it deserves, based on population. According to multiple independent analyses, Nevada stands at the threshold of receiving a fourth Congressional seat -- and by extension, a sixth Electoral Vote -- as a direct result of the 2010 Census.
Jobs. In these distressed economic times, Nevada's economy will be bolstered as we conduct the Census. With one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation, Nevada needs these jobs. The 2010 Census will bring over 4,000 jobs to the state during peak operations in May/June 2010. These are good paying, flexible jobs, as field enumerators start at $14.50 per hour. Already, over 1,300 people have worked to make Nevada's Census 2010 Campaign a success, strengthening our economy over the course of this year.
Money. No matter who you are or what your interests, the Census will bring much-needed federal funding to government services you utilize here in our state. A recent analysis by the Nevada State Data Center, Legislative Counsel Bureau, and State Demographer looked at all of the federal funding passed through to state and local governments, much of which is allocated on a per capita basis, based on the Census headcount. That analysis found that every man, woman, and child missed by the Census represents $917 in lost funding per person, every year for ten years: $9,170 per person over ten years. Nevadans may disagree over the size of government and what government does, but we can all agree that Nevada should receive its fair share of federal funding.
The Census is a sleeper issue, one we don't think much about, but perhaps the most important thing government will do here in Nevada over the next year. Your help is essential as we seek to build a statewide campaign to promote the Census and improve response rate. This is not a monotonous bureaucratic exercise in our state: this is about Nevadans counting Nevadans for the sake of Nevada. For more information on Nevada's Census 2010 Campaign, or to partner with the Census Bureau, please email me at david.a.byerman@census.gov, or follow us at
www.twitter.com/nvcensus.
Last updated date: 9/7/2010 11:55:28 AM