If you did not get a 2010 Census form in the mail and you did not fill out a questionnaire and the Census folks in Port St. Lucie did not receive a response, your house will show up on the list that NRFU Field Agents will visit.
This person is called an Enumerator. His /her job is to ask you specific questions as listed on the Enumerator Questionnaire (EQ) D1-E form. This EQ helps determine the status of the housing unit (HU) address on Census Day, April 1, 2010.
So lets just say that a stranger shows up at your door. He or she should have a badge hanging from their neck that identifies this person as a Census Worker. They were told to have a photo ID in their position as well. They will also be carrying a black bag with U.S. Census Bureau marked on the side of the bag.
They will have a questionnaire in their hands and a document they will hand you. You will be asked questions about each member of the household. How many people live here? What are their names? When were they born? How old are they? There are a few more questions but in general it should take less than 10 minutes to complete.
Please keep in mind that no assumptions can be made by the enumerator. So when he/she asks if you are male or female just answer the question. If he/she asks if you are Hispanic, Latino….just respond accordingly.
A Notice of Visit will be left on the first visit, if they were not able to make contact with letting you know that they came to your address. The information provided on this form will enable you to call and arrange for a visit when it is convenient for you. The field NRFU agents must try to contact a person in the home, in person 3 times. Three additional attempts can be made by phone, if they have a phone number.
They will talk to neighbors about the HU if they are not able to connect with someone at that address. If they do not reach you after 3 attempts we will conduct an interview with a proxy respondent…your neighbor.
I would also like to mention they would attempt contact during the week, and on the weekends, in the morning, afternoon and at night. Please understand they are doing a job just like a lot of you, so please help them out and be cooperative.
So, if you did not return a 2010 Census Questionnaire you will most likely get a visit from a bureau enumerator. The NRFU enumerators job is to complete an EQ for every case in his or her assignment area, whether the HU was occupied, vacant or not a housing unit on April 1, 2010.
It’s important to count everyone in the census. Your answers are confidential. This means the Census Bureau cannot give out information that identifies you or your household. Federal law protects the confidentiality of your answers (Title 13, United States Code, Section 9 and 214).
Remember this happens one time every ten years. The data collected is used to allocate funds to states, down to counties to fund police, fireman, emergency services and so on, which ultimately comes back to you. For more see “How It Affects the Nation” at this website (http://2010.census.gov/2010census/).
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