2010 Census Information

The Census effort is coming to an end, but it isn't too late to participate in this year's census!

After the 2000 Census, the Census Bureau was able to return $305 million in savings to the federal Treasury because mail rates exceeded expectations — a move the Census Bureau would like to repeat in 2010...

• Mail back your 2010 Census form and help save taxpayer money:
• For every 1 percent increase in the national participation rate by mail, the Census Bureau can save taxpayers $85 million by not having to send census takers door to door to households that failed to return their census forms.
• If every household in the United States completed and mailed back their census form, taxpayers could reduce the cost of taking the census by $1.5 billion. It costs $.42 for people to mail back their form, compared to $57 for census takers to visit each home.

• As of today, the mail participation rate is at 67%  and California’s rate is at 66% (keep track of your area’s participation rate on 2010.census.gov).
• The response rate is increasing every day.  Cities, as usual, are below the statewide averages.  Their count will rely on canvassers and your continued messages about its importance.

What can you do to help California get a complete count?  Let your constituents know:

1. The best way to avoid a knock on the door is to mail in your form. In a few weeks, canvassing operations will begin, and Census workers will knock on the doors of those who have not returned their forms up to SIX times to collect questionnaire answers. To learn more about each question and why it is asked, visit the Census Bureau’s interactive form at 2010.census.gov. For confidential in-person assistance in filling out the form, find a questionnaire assistance center in your neighborhood on this map.

2. Lost your form?  Call the Census Bureau at 1-866-872-6868 and request another one.

3. Never received a form, or believe you have not been counted? Starting this week, you can call any of the Census’ in-language assistance numbers and give your questionnaire answers over the phone.

The 2010 Census helps decide a decade of federal and state funding, congressional apportionment, local investment and more. Make sure your community gets its share!

More information about the 2010 Census and resources available to families and schools is available at the US Census Bureau web site http://2010.census.gov/2010census/, or the California Census effort at http://californiacompletecount.org/census.

Le estoy escribiendo para informarle sobre un evento importante que se celebrará el 1 de abril, 2010. En aquel día, California participará en el próximo censo de Estados Unidos. El censo es un cálculo de todos los habitants de Estados Unidos y utiliza un breve cuestionario que se enviará por correos. Al principio de marzo, el formulario llegará a su casa. El censo ocurre cada diez años así que prepares para éste momento especial. El censo es muy fácil de tomar. Es un cuestionario de diez preguntas acerca su domicilio. Por ejemplo, la cantidad de persona en el domicilio y su parentesco; su edad y sexo. Su identidad se permanece en el anonimato.
La información personal que usted escribe en el censo es protegida por ley y no puede ser compartido con nadie. La información no se usa en su contra sino para agregar datos estadísticos con respeto al país.

¿Por qué es el censo tan importante? Es importante porque se usa los estadísticos del censo para decidir cuánto dinero se proporcionará a nuestras escuelas a lo largo de los próximos diez años. El censo también afecta cuánto dinero California recibirá para parques, caminos, hospitales, transportación y muchos programas más.

¿Cómo se hace?
Al principio de marzo el formulario del censo llegará a su casa. Favor de completar el sencillo formulario y siga las instrucciones para devolverlo por correos. Dura menos de diez minutos.

Recuerde, por favor, que el censo es el primero de abril, 2010. Es seguro, fácil y sumamente importante para su familia y comunidad. Sobre todo es importante para California. Sea californiano. Sea contado.