The Census is coming! Not only is the data collected important for future generations as a glimpse of how we live, this data is what the government depends on to disperse funds.
Why is the Census Important?
Each year the federal government distributes more than $400 BILLION to state and local governments. This money goes to hospitals, senior centers, schools, child-care centers, roads, public transportation, emergency services, and other goods and services that are important to our community!
How Does the Census Work?
1. Census workers canvassed the country from April to July of last year to update addresses. This is to remove buildings that are not standing anymore and add projects that were built since the last census.
2. The form should arrive at YOUR HOME in March this year either by mail or in person from a census worker. Complete and Return this form!
3. April 1st is Census Day! Your response should be sent in. Responses should include everyone living at your address. By law, all of this information will remain ONLY with the Census Bureau and cannot be shared with anyone, including other federal agencies or law enforcement entities.
4. From late April through July, addresses that have not yet responded will be visited in person by a census worker (they will have a census badge and bag for identification).
5. The report is due to be presented to the President by December 31, 2010. This count will include the population of each state – which is the basis of representation in the House of Representatives in Washington DC.
Where Will I Be Counted?
The following situations cover most people:
xx. LIVING SITUATION :: WHERE YOU WILL BE COUNTED [[ format ]]
1. Living at home and nowhere else :: counted at home.
2. On vacation or on a business trip :: counted at the home where they live and sleep most of the time
3. Live no one place regularly OR experiencing homelessness :: The residence in which they are staying on Census Day (April 1st)
4. Group Homes (Jails, prisons, group homes, domestic violence shelters, and emergency or transitional shelters for people experiencing homelessness) :: The Group Location
5. In barracks in the United States :: The Barracks
6. On base or off base in the United States, but not in the barracks :: The residence where they live and sleep most of the time
7. In the military and living overseas :: counted using the military’s records for home address
8. College Students living with their parents while attending college in the US :: Parental home
9. College Students living away from the parental home while attending college in the US :: On-campus or off-campus housing
10. College Students attending college outside the US :: Not counted
11. Foreign citizens living in the US :: The residence where they live and sleep most of the time
12. Foreign citizens visiting the US on a vacation or business trip :: Not counted in the census
13. Staying at more than one place (like a vacation home) or at a transitory location, such as RV parks, campgrounds, marinas, racetracks, circuses or carnivals :: Either in the residence in which they live and sleep most of the time, or in the residence they are staying on Census Day if divided equally.
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