The 2010 Census: It’s Not Over Yet
Just when we thought it was over, the census is back for a sequel. As part of the 2010 Census wrap-up, a few households in Maple Valley (as well as North Bend, Snoqualmie, Issaquah) will be selected to participate in a door-to-door, follow-up operation to help assure the accuracy of the decennial census.
The process is meant to confirm that census takers who originally collected the information followed training protocols and produced accurate data.
Census officials expressed confidence that census takers are doing a quality job, and reaffirm that the current process enables the Census Bureau to catch any errors or corner-cutting and initiate immediate corrections.
In the coverage follow-up operation, the Census Bureau calls households to eliminate confusion about the number of people reported in a household to make certain there are no missing or double-counted individuals.
The field verification operation verifies the location of addresses provided by “Be Counted” forms or through telephone interviews to ensure everyone is counted in the correct location.
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