YOU COUNT! And the Los Angeles County Supervisors are counting on you to complete your 2010 Census questionnaire. It’s easy, it’s safe and it’s important, to make sure our County communities get their fair share of funding. It takes just 10 minutes to answer 10 questions – and it will impact our future for the next 10 years! Be counted!
All census workers carry official government badges with their name; they also have a “US Census Bureau” bag.
Note that the census taker will never ask to enter your home.
If no one answers at a particular residence, a census taker will visit a home up to three times and attempt to reach the household by phone three times. The census will leave a double-sided (English and Spanish).
NOTICE of VISIT in the doorway that includes a phone number for the resident to schedule an appointment.
By being counted you are standing up for what your community’s needs are. That’s why census takers are so important. A census taker is a person from your community who is hired by the Census Bureau to make sure that your neighborhood gets represented as accurately as possible. The census taker’s primary responsibility is to collect census information from residences. Most of these residences have not sent back their 2010 Census form.
If you did not send back your form before mid April, a census taker may still visit you. If a census taker visits you, here’s what you should do:
1. Ask to see his/her ID. All census workers carry official government badges marked with just their names. They may also carry a “U.S. Census Bureau” bag.
2. A census taker will never ask to enter your home.
3. If you’re still not certain about their identity, please call the Los Angeles Regional Census Center (818)-717-6700 to confirm they are employed by the Census Bureau.
Los Angeles County’s mail participation rate is 70% as of 4/26/2010.
“2010 Census data directly affects how more than $400 billion in federal funding will be distributed in our communities for the next decade – funding for schools, jobs, hospitals, libraries, parks, roads and other important services, including emergency response aid,” said Supervisor Gloria Molina, chair of the Board of Supervisors. “By spending 10 minutes filling out our Census questionnaires, we will help shape the next 10 years – it’s important, safe and easy.”
Residents encouraged to help their communities get fair share of federal funds.
Today marks the two-day countdown for residents across America to mail back their 2010 Census questionnaires. Households that return their forms after Friday, April 16, may still be visited by census workers, who begin going door-to-door to collect census responses on May 1.
Residents are encouraged to promptly mail back their forms, because census data are used to determine how more than $400 billion of federal funding is spent annually on community services, including hospitals, schools, senior centers, roads and job training centers.
March 16, 2010
If you received a Census form with incorrect address information, the following guidelines are offered by the United States Census Bureau:
* If the city and/or ZIP Code are incorrect but the street address is correct:
LOS ANGELES COUNTY URGES RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN 2010 CENSUS COUNT
The County of Los Angeles is urging residents to take part in the upcoming 2010 Census count. With the slogan “You Count!” and in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, the goal is to increase participation in the 2010 Census and achieve a complete and accurate count.
It is estimated that more than 170,000 residents went uncounted in Los Angeles County in the 2000 Census, resulting in the loss of $636 million in federal funding.
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