Data
True or False - Your individual census responses are shared with other government agencies to help make decisions about funding, programs, and representation.
False - Your data is your data. Data is used to help make statistics.
There are three ways to respond to the census:
Online, Phone, Mail
Census Day is...
April 1
On January 21, the first enumeration took place in which state:
Toksook Bay, Alaska
Name 5 services that depend on the results of the census
Medicare, Medicaid, Affordable Housing, education, school lunch, SNAP, WIC, CHIP, special education, early head start
False - Under Title 13, the Census Bureau cannot release any identifiable information about you, your home, or your business, even to law enforcement agencies.
The Census has identified several populations that may be hard to count, in our community a hard to count population might include....
You tell me!
B) $675 Billion
The last day to respond is .....
July 31, but you should respond on or before April 1!
How many reminders do they send you to answer the census before they actually send a person toy our house (enumerator) so that you can answer the questionnaire?
5 times! You will be sent cards and postcards so that you can answer the census. An enumerator will then be sent.
Which of the following must be provided to respond to the Census:
A) Valid Bank Account
B) Social Security Number
C) Voter Registration Card
D) None of the Above
D) None of the Above
Who do you count?
A) Baby born on April 1, but still at the hospital.
B) College student who lives at school, but is home for spring break.
A) Baby born on April 1, but still at the hospital.
The Census first took place in:
A) 1780
B) 1790
C) 1800
D) 1810
B) 1790
If your family hasn't responded the Census will send you:
A) An email reminder
B) A text message reminder
C) A Census worker to your home
D) A postcard
You'll get a postcard first, but if you don't respond a census worker will make efforts to follow up with you.
True or False: Homeless people can't be counted since they don't stay in one place.
False! Everyone counts.
Census data is used for:
A) Drawing federal, state, and local legislative boundaries
B) Planning for hospitals and medical facilities
C) Drawing school district boundaries
D) A resource for genealogical research
E) Helping stores and businesses locate
F) ALL OF THESE THINGS!
F) ALL OF THESE THINGS!
Who counts?
A) Neighbors from Argentina that have lived in their house for 1 year, but are not citizens and eventually plan to move back to their home country in a few years.
B) Visiting relative from Germany that's spending the several months in the United States during their gap year.
A) Neighbors from Argentina that have lived in their house for 1 year, but are not citizens and eventually plan to move back to their home country in a few years.
The census is not available in which language:
A) Arabic
B) Farsi
C) Norwegian
D) Somali
C) Norwegian
In 2010, our community's self response rate was?
88% Way to go, let's see if we can do better.
How many questions are on the census form?
9
True of False - The U.S. government will not release personally identifiable information about an individual to any other individual or agency until 72 years after it was collected.
True!
The Census is available in ____ languages?
A) 17
B) 33
C) 59
D) 61
C) 59
True of False - The first mailer will be a postcard.
False - It's a letter with an invitation to respond online.
You can opt out of participating if you want to keep your information confidential and private.
False. By law, everyone must be counted.
To conduct the census, the bureau hired how many people?
Nearly 500,000!