Census Coordinator

Everyone in Inkster COUNTS!!!

Census Awareness Coordinator, Curtisene Barge My name is Curtisene Barge I am the Census Awareness Coordinator for our great city during the 2010 Census Campaign. My purpose is to ensure that every individual in our city is aware and understands the importance of the upcoming Census campaign. I, along with the Complete Count Committee, will be out in our community educating our citizens on the importance of obtaining an accurate count of our residents during this campaign. We will be holding a number of events, visiting schools, churches and businesses to get our message across. We want to be able to address any questions or concerns that you may have pertaining to this campaign. It is critical to our city that every person that resides within its borders is counted. If we don’t stand up and be counted we as a city will lose out. We can determine our fate. Everyone in Inkster COUNTS and it’s up to us to prove that!

Please feel free to contact us at (313)563-7717 with any request that you may have for us. Your help and participation is greatly appreciated.

Did You Receive A Census Form With an Incorrect Address?

Here’s what to do…

If the city and/or ZIP Code are incorrect but the street address is correct:
- Complete the form
- Correct the city name and/or ZIP Code
- Mail back the form
If the house number and street name are incorrect, AND you have not completed questions on the form:
- Write ‘Wrong Address’ on the front of the envelope
- Leave the questions blank
- Place the envelope in the mail
- A Census Worker will follow up with you at a later time
If the house number and street name are incorrect AND you have completed questions on the form, but have not mailed it back:
- Discard the form in a way that is comfortable for you so your personal information is not made known to the public
- A Census worker will follow up with you at a later time
If the house number and street name are incorrect AND you have completed questions on the form AND you have mailed the form back:
- A Census Worker may follow up with you at a later time

Thank you! The accuracy of your information is important to us. For more information, please visit 2010census.gov

Join Our Efforts to Make the City of Inkster COUNT!!!

The Complete Count Committee is looking for volunteers to assist in our effort to ensure that the City of Inkster Counts. This committee is responsible for promoting Census awareness. We are responsible for relaying the message of just how vital an accurate COUNT of the city’s residents is to the success of us all. We will be hosting a number of events over the next few months to ensure that our residents understand the importance of this campaign.

We are looking for volunteers to assist in planning, fundraising and getting our message out to the public. If you are interested in ensuring that Everyone in Inkster COUNTS, please contact Curtisene Barge at (313)563-7717.

The Questions on the Form

How many people were living or staying in this house, apartment, or mobile home on April 1, 2010?
We ask this question to help get an accurate count of the number of people in the household on Census Day, April 1, 2010. The answer should be based on the guidelines in the 'Start here' section. We use the information to ensure response accuracy and completeness and to contact respondents whose forms have incomplete or missing information.

Were there any additional people staying here April 1, 2010 that you did not include in Question 1?
Asked since 1880. We ask this question to help identify people who may have been excluded in the count provided in Question 1. We use the information to ensure response accuracy and completeness and to contact respondents whose forms have incomplete or missing information.

Is this house, apartment, or mobile home: owned with mortgage, owned without mortgage, rented, occupied without rent?
Asked since 1890. Homeownership rates serve as an indicator of the nation's economy. The data are also used to administer housing programs and to inform planning decisions.

What is your telephone number?
We ask for a phone number in case we need to contact a respondent when a form is returned with incomplete or missing information.

Please provide information for each person living here. Start with a person here who owns or rents this house, apartment, or mobile home. If the owner or renter lives somewhere else, start with any adult living here. This will be Person 1. What is Person 1's name?
Listing the name of each person in the household helps the respondent to include all members, particularly in large households where a respondent may forget who was counted and who was not. Also, names are needed if additional information about an individual must be obtained to complete the census form. Federal law protects the confidentiality of personal information, including names.

What is Person 1's sex?
Asked since 1790. Census data about sex are important because many federal programs must differentiate between males and females for funding, implementing and evaluating their programs. For instance, laws promoting equal employment opportunity for women require census data on sex. Also, sociologists, economists, and other researchers who analyze social and economic trends use the data.

What is Person 1's age and Date of Birth?
Asked since 1800. Federal, state, and local governments need data about age to interpret most social and economic characteristics, such as forecasting the number of people eligible for Social Security or Medicare benefits. The data are widely used in planning and evaluating government programs and policies that provide funds or services for children, working-age adults, women of childbearing age, or the older population.

Is Person 1 of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin?
Asked since 1970. The data collected in this question are needed by federal agencies to monitor compliance with anti-discrimination provisions, such as under the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act. State and local governments may use the data to help plan and administer bilingual programs for people of Hispanic origin.

What is Person 1's race?
Asked since 1790. Race is key to implementing many federal laws and is needed to monitor compliance with the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act. State governments use the data to determine congressional, state and local voting districts. Race data are also used to assess fairness of employment practices, to monitor racial disparities in characteristics such as health and education and to plan and obtain funds for public services.

Does Person 1 sometimes live or stay somewhere else?
This is another question we ask in order to ensure response accuracy and completeness and to contact respondents whose forms have incomplete or missing information

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