North Carolina and North Carolina and the 2010 Censusthe 2010 Census

Planning for the Next DecadePlanning for the Next Decade

NC SDC Annual MeetingJune 18, 2008

What’s Going On?What’s Going On?

Geographic programsGeographic programsLaying the foundationsLaying the foundations

Collecting the dataCollecting the dataTimeline and operationsTimeline and operations

Our role for the 2010 CensusOur role for the 2010 CensusGreat expectationsGreat expectations

Geographic ProgramsGeographic Programs Foundation on which socio-economic Foundation on which socio-economic

data is constructeddata is constructed

Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS)Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS)

Local Update of Census Addresses Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA)(LUCA)

Participant Statistical Areas Program Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP)(PSAP)

LUCALUCA Local government verification of the Local government verification of the

Census Master Address File (MAF) for Census Master Address File (MAF) for their areatheir area

3 participation options with varying 3 participation options with varying levels of confidentiality restrictions and levels of confidentiality restrictions and review opportunitiesreview opportunities

LUCA updated MAF is the mailing list LUCA updated MAF is the mailing list used for distributing 2010 Census used for distributing 2010 Census questionnairesquestionnaires

78 counties and 271 municipalities 78 counties and 271 municipalities participatedparticipated

Collecting the DataCollecting the Data

Census Day – April 1, 2010Census Day – April 1, 2010 2010 Census Dress Rehearsals in San 2010 Census Dress Rehearsals in San

Juaquin, CA and the Fayetteville area of Juaquin, CA and the Fayetteville area of NCNC

Local Census Offices (LCOs) will begin Local Census Offices (LCOs) will begin to open this fall: Asheville, Charlotte, to open this fall: Asheville, Charlotte, Greensboro, Fayetteville, and GreenvilleGreensboro, Fayetteville, and Greenville

February – March 2010 – questionnaires February – March 2010 – questionnaires mailedmailed

April – July 2010 – non-response follow-April – July 2010 – non-response follow-upup

Data ReleaseData Release

December 31, 2010 – Apportionment December 31, 2010 – Apportionment Counts must be released to the Counts must be released to the PresidentPresident

March 2011 – Redistricting Data to March 2011 – Redistricting Data to the statesthe states

Summary File releaseSummary File release

Census ChangesCensus Changes Single form Census!Single form Census!

- name- name- relationship- relationship- sex- sex- age- age- Hispanic/Latino Origin- Hispanic/Latino Origin- race- race- residency (group quarters)- residency (group quarters)

Hand held computers (HHCs)Hand held computers (HHCs) Where’s all the socio-economic data?Where’s all the socio-economic data?

American Community American Community Survey (ACS)Survey (ACS)

ContentContent- income- income - poverty- poverty- labor force- labor force - occupation/industry- occupation/industry- educational attainment- educational attainment - tenure- tenure- housing value- housing value - commuting- commuting

Coming this Fall – Health Insurance Coming this Fall – Health Insurance CoverageCoverage

Single year data releases in Single year data releases in August/SeptemberAugust/September

3-year aggregates will release their first 3-year aggregates will release their first data by Decemberdata by December

ACS – More DetailACS – More Detail Sample (long) form of the decennial census Sample (long) form of the decennial census

is now the American Community Surveyis now the American Community Survey Samples monthlySamples monthly Reports data:Reports data:

- annually for areas of 65,000+- annually for areas of 65,000+- 3-year aggregates for areas of 20,000 – - 3-year aggregates for areas of 20,000 – 64,99964,999- 5-year aggregates for areas below 20,000- 5-year aggregates for areas below 20,000

Reports Reports estimatesestimates with with margins of errormargins of error Not comparable to Census 2000 sample dataNot comparable to Census 2000 sample data Controlled … eventually … to the Census Controlled … eventually … to the Census

countscounts

DecennialCensus

Geography

LocalGovernments

LUCA

BAS

PSAP

Federal/StateEstimates

Shapefiles

ACS

Participation

Trends and QuestionsTrends and Questions North Carolina is estimated to grow by North Carolina is estimated to grow by

over 17% by the 2010 Censusover 17% by the 2010 Census Our non-response rate for Census 2000 Our non-response rate for Census 2000

was 36%was 36%

How much funding can we afford to lose?How much funding can we afford to lose?

How well can we plan and budget for the How well can we plan and budget for the future?future?

2010 Census Partnership2010 Census Partnership US Census Bureau will have a US Census Bureau will have a

national ad campaignnational ad campaign Federal budget limitations for Federal budget limitations for

promotionpromotion

Local partnership and promotion are Local partnership and promotion are key to successkey to success

Complete Count Complete Count CommitteesCommittees

Local community leaders putting a Local community leaders putting a local face on census participationlocal face on census participation

Identify:Identify:- members- members- resources- resources- opportunities- opportunities- hard to enumerate groups- hard to enumerate groups

Partnership is a two-way streetPartnership is a two-way street- use available promotional material- use available promotional material

Building Census Building Census AwarenessAwareness

Encouraging the creation of Complete Encouraging the creation of Complete Count Committees in every countyCount Committees in every county

Governor’s Complete Count CommitteeGovernor’s Complete Count Committee Utilize networksUtilize networks

State Data CenterState Data CenterNC League of MunicipalitiesNC League of MunicipalitiesNC Association of County NC Association of County CommissionersCommissionersProfessional organizationsProfessional organizationsCommunity organizationsCommunity organizations

““Snowball” of awarenessSnowball” of awareness

Supporting Local EffortsSupporting Local Efforts Liaison and support for Complete Count Liaison and support for Complete Count

CommitteesCommittees State focused promotional resources on State focused promotional resources on

the the NC Census web siteNC Census web sitehttp://census.state.nc.ushttp://census.state.nc.us

Request for state fundsRequest for state fundsPromotional productsPromotional productsState advertisingState advertisingState Fair presenceState Fair presence

Census promotion activities for state Census promotion activities for state leadershipleadership

ResourcesResources

2010 Census website2010 Census websitehttp://www.census.gov/2010censushttp://www.census.gov/2010census

NC State Data Center Census NC State Data Center Census websitewebsitehttp://census.state.nc.ushttp://census.state.nc.us

Local Census Office Partnership Local Census Office Partnership SpecialistsSpecialists

Bob CoatsBob Coats

Governor’s Census LiaisonGovernor’s Census LiaisonNorth Carolina State Data CenterNorth Carolina State Data CenterNorth Carolina Office of State Budget & North Carolina Office of State Budget & ManagementManagement20320 Mail Service Center 20320 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-0320Raleigh, NC 27699-0320

Phone: (919) 807-4781Phone: (919) 807-4781

Email: Bob.Coats@osbm.nc.govEmail: Bob.Coats@osbm.nc.gov