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PREPARING FOR THE 2010 CENSUS An Overview: New York Regional Office & Philadelphia Regional Office. NEW JERSEY STATE DATA CENTER Annual Network Meeting Rutgers University/New Brunswick, NJ June 6, 2007. 2010 Census is Different. Goodbye long-form … Short-Form only!
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PREPARING FOR THE 2010 CENSUS An Overview: New York Regional Office & Philadelphia Regional Office NEW JERSEY STATE DATA CENTER Annual Network Meeting Rutgers University/New Brunswick, NJ June 6, 2007
2010 Census is Different • Goodbye long-form … Short-Form only! • American Community Survey (ACS) • Embracing new technology to count the nation’s growing and changing population • 2010 Communications Campaign
The Road to 2010 Regional Census Centers (RCCs) • Space acquisition and staffing key positions 2008 Dress Rehearsal (NC & CA) • Recent operations and preparation Early Local Census Offices (ELCOs) • Space acquisition • How many and projected opening dates • Meeting recruiting/staffing needs Partnership Funding (FY08)
Ways Local Government Can Help Participate in 2010 Census programs • Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) • Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) • 2010 Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) Provide and/or help identify space • Recruiting, testing, training, etc Help promote recruiting and staffing • RCCs and ELCOs
More Ways Local Government Can Help Help identify areas where census enumeration may be problematic in your community Assist with 2010 Census outreach and awareness activities Plan now to establish Complete Count Committees (CCCs)