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The Census Bureau At Work in North Carolina. Wayne Hatcher Regional Director Charlotte. Mission of the Regional Office. Collect field data. Surveys. Census. In North Carolina we have over 160 Field Representatives collecting socioeconomic data in every county on.
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The Census Bureau At Work in North Carolina Wayne Hatcher Regional Director Charlotte
Mission of the Regional Office Collect field data • Surveys • Census
In North Carolina we have over 160 Field Representatives collecting socioeconomic data in every county on . . .
Employment/Unemployment • Income • Expenses • Health • Crime • Building Permits/Construction
Dress Rehearsal • Two National sites • Stockton, California • Fayetteville, NC
What Will We Evaluate? • Short form Census • Use of handheld computers & nGPS for data collection • Multiple mailings of questionnaires
Milestones . . . 2006 • Local Update of Census/Addresses (LUCA) nSummer/Fall 2006 • Open Local Census Office/Hire nmanagement team nnnnnnDecember 2006
Milestones . . . 2007 • Recruit and select 500+ field staff nJanuary 2007 – March 2007 • Conduct Address Canvas in all counties nApril 2007 – May 2007
Milestones . . . 2008 • Recruit and select 1950 field staff nJanuary 2008 – April 2008 • Mail out census questionnaires-------------nMarch 2008
Milestones . . . 2008 (continued) • Conduct Non-Response Follow-up nMay 2008 – July 2008 • Conduct Quality Control Check nAugust 2008 – May 2009
What Data Products Are Produced? PL-94-171 data/maps to state & local governments
2010 Census • LUCA • Open Local Census Office 2008 - 2009 • Address Canvas 2009 • Census Day – April 1, 2010 • Nonresponse Follow-up May – June n2010
Reapportionment/Redistricting Data • State Level Data nnnnnnnnn nDecember 31,2010 • Block level data nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nApril 1, 2011