During the next several months, the Census Bureau will conduct
three major quality assurance operations and other processes to
ensure that the 2010 Census is an accurate and complete picture of
everyone living across the nation. These efforts are an investment
in the quality of the census that will pay off for the next 10
years.
QA 1: Coverage Follow-Up Operation (4/11/10 -
8/13/10)- During this operation, the Census Bureau will
call households who have responded to the 2010 Census if we need
to clarify any answers about the number of people living at the
address on April 1st. If we have some indication that someone
may have been included or excluded in error, we will call to get
a better understanding of the situation, and then use our census
residence rules to resolve the uncertainties.
QA 2: Vacant Delete Check (7/24/10 - 8/25/10)
- We collect additional information to ensure housing units
classified as vacant (or nonexistent) were in fact unoccupied on
April 1st. In this operation, we follow-up with housing units
that were classified as vacant or nonexistent during the
non-response follow-up operation. A census taker - different
from the one who made the original classification - will visit
the housing unit to confirm the classification. If they
determine that classification was wrong, they will collect the
census information for the housing unit and any Census Day
residents. During this operation, we also will visit and
enumerate addresses that were added to our master list too late
to include them in the Form Delivery and Mailback phase or in
the Door-to-Door Followup phase.
The big question is - how do you tell the difference between
a U.S. Census worker and a con artist? The BBB offers the
following advice:
**If a U.S. Census worker knocks on your door, they will have a
badge, a handheld device, an Census Bureau canvas bag, and a
confidentiality notice. Ask to see their identification and their
badge before answering their questions.
However, you should
NEVER invite anyone you don't know into your home.
**Census workers are currently only knocking on doors to
verify address information.
Do NOT give your Social
Security number, credit card or banking information to anyone, even
if they claim they need it for the U.S. Census.
REMEMBER, NO MATTER WHAT THEY ASK, YOU REALLY ONLY NEED TO TELL THEM
HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE AT YOUR ADDRESS.
While the Census Bureau might ask for basic financial
information, such as a salary rate,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER
ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT YOUR FINANCIAL SITUATION. The Census
Bureau will not ask for Social Security, bank account, or credit
card numbers, nor will employees solicit donations. Any one asking
for that infomration is
NOT with the Census Bureau.
AND REMEMBER, THE CENSUS BUREAU HAS DECIDED NOT TO WORK WITH
ACORN ON GATHERING THIS INFORMATION. NO Acorn worker
should approach you saying he/she is with the Census Bureau.
Eventually, Census workers may contact you by telephone, mail, or in
person at home. However, the Census Bureau will not contact you by
E-mail, so be on the lookout for E-mail scams impersonating the
Census.
Never click on a link or open any attachments in an E-mail that are
supposedly from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Official U.S. Census Bureau website:
http://2010.census.gov/2010census/index.php
RUSS HOHMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Congratulations to the winner of this years Russ Hohman
Memorial Scholarship - Lindsey Biller! Lindsey is a
senior at Northwood High School and will be attending Trine
University to study Forensic Science.
"Together We Can Make A Better Community"