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The more than 600,000 Census enumerators are now knocking on doors of those residents that did not mail in their Census forms.  Most of the people they encounter will be people who just forgot or were too busy to fill the Census forms out.  There will still be challenges in minority communities where the local [...]

In 2000, Georgia returned 69% responses via mail.  In 2010, Georgia mail back response rate was 71%.  This is a bigger accomplishment than it may appear especially in times of decreasing responses to mail surveys, an increased population, including increased minority population, and a growing distrust of the government.  North Georgia counties had a higher [...]

The final mail back response rates are in.   Nationally 72% of the U.S. residents mailed back their 2010 Census forms.  Georgia was one of the 28 states that exceeded their 2000 mail in rates.  The U.S. Census Bureau is proud of the results because of the decrease in survey responses in the last decade.
Now [...]

Now that all Qualified Assistance Centers and Be Counted Sites are closed, Census enumerators will start visiting homes that did not mail in their forms.
All census workers that come to your door will have a badge, a handheld device or computer to enter data, an official Census Bureau canvas bag, and a confidentiality notice.
Other things [...]

Census scams are naturally occurring as people try to obtain personal financial information from unsuspecting victims.
Phone scammers often start by being ultra-friendly and “official sounding” at the same time. They may say they’re calling to “verify” information the resident provided or to obtain more details. In fact, census workers rarely come back for more details.
If [...]

The results are coming in.  According to the latest 2010 Census mail participation rates released today, the state of Georgia has now matched the rate it had achieved during the 2000 Census — 69 percent. Georgia is one of 19 states, in addition to Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, that have met or surpassed their [...]

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Today is the last day to mail in your forms before enumerators start knocking on your doors.  Even after today, however, you are still encouraged to mail in the Census forms if you haven’t done so already.  Your forms will still be counted!

As of now, Georgia’s response rate is 65% compared to the national average [...]

Please visit Fill In Our Future website for a database of in-language video PSAs.
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April 17 and 18, 2010
Wat Lao Buddhamoongcoon
2325 Hillside Rd.
Riverdale, GA 30296
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April 24 and 25, 2010
Wat Lao Buddhakhanti
4052 Zoar Church Road
Snellville, GA 30039

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May 29 and May 30, 2010
Event: Royal Lao Classical Dancers Annual Festival
What: Traditional Dance Festival and Lao New Year Events
Start Time: Saturday, May 29 at 1:00pm
End Time: Sunday, May 30 at 10:00pm
Where: Lao Buddhist [...]

Armed with Census goodies comprised of Census bags, T-shirts, hats, brochures, magnetic calendars, stickers, and more, CPACS members and ACCC members visited the Chinese Cultural Center to aid the Chinese seniors with filling out their Census forms.  The approximately 85 Chinese seniors ate, danced, played ping-pong, received massages, and caught up with friends during the [...]

Telephone Questionnaire Assistance (TQA)

ENGLISH – 1-866-872-6868
Chinese: 1-866-935-2010
Korean: 1-866-955-2010
Russian: 1-866-965-2010
Spanish: 1-866-928-2010
Vietnamese: 1-866-945-2010
TDD (Telephone Display Device for the hearing impaired):1-866-783-2010
Puerto Rico (in English): 1-866-939-2010
Puerto Rico (in Spanish): 1-866-929-2010

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In a last effort push to have everyone mail in their forms, the U.S. Census Bureau, in conjunction with ACCC members and other volunteers, lead a March to the Mailbox Campaign on Saturday, April 10, 2010.
A rally started at CPACS at noon.  A Caravan, consisting of approximately 20 cars, drove through the Doraville and Chamblee [...]

The new “deadline” to mail your forms back is April 16, 2010.  After that, Census enumerators will start knocking on your doors.  ”To mail it in it costs the government and taxpayers 42 cents per mailing but if a census enumerator has to come to your door that’s at a cost of $57 to the [...]

The Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center has analyzed the latest participation rates from the 2010 decennial census to help outreach groups understand what areas are not fully being counted and why.  The census aims to count everyone, but historical returns show that some areas are counted more fully than others.
The results [...]

Clayton County has a response rate of 49% compared the National average of 60% and Georgia average of 57%.   Please come and enjoy the goodies and events on April 10, 2010 in Clayton County.  All are welcome!
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You can continue to keep mailing in your Census forms.  A 100% mail back rate would save us $1.5 BILLION.
Georgia is still lagging behind the national average.  Please encourage everyone you know to fill out and mail back the Census form.  It is only once every ten years and the simplest way to give back [...]