The Census Bureau is working hard to reach every person living in America to inform them and their communities about the importance of the 2010 Census. Spread the word to your family, friends and neighbors about why the 2010 Census matters. The census is now in your hands.
Why Do We Take the Census?
How Is Census Data Used?
What Does the Census Form Look Like?
Is Census Data Confidential?How Can I Get a Job With the Census Bureau?
For more information, please visit the U.S. Census website at www.2010.census.gov or contact the Community Development Department at 847.923.4430 with any questions.
Why Do We Take the Census?
The U.S. Constitution requires a headcount every 10 years of everyone residing in the Unite States: in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas. This includes people of all ages, races, ethnic groups, citizens, and noncitizens. The first census was conducted in 1790 and has been carried out every 10 years since then.
The next census occurs in 2010. The population totals from this census will determine the number of seats each state has in the House of Represntatives. States also use the totals to redraw their legislative districts.
How Is Census Data Used?
The total population affects funding in the community and data collected in the census helps inform decision makers how the village is changing.
Approximately $300 billion in federal funding is distributed to communities each year. A short count may mean that the village isn't getting its fair share of this funding. The federal govenrment uses population data to allocate funds in a number of areas:
- School Districts across the nation
- Head Start Programs
- Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (food grants)
- Public Transportation
- Road Rehabilitation & Construction
- Programs for the Elderly
- Emergency Food & Shelter
What Does the Census Form Look Like?
Census forms will be distributed in March. The 2010 Census will have one of the shortest census questionnaires in the history of the United States, dating back to the first census in 1790. The 2010 Census Short Form will ask name, gender, age, race, ethnicity, relationship, and whether the head of household owns or rents their home. The census form will only take about 10 minutes on average to complete, and answers are protected by law and strictly confidential. If you do not return your census form, census workers will follow-up with delinquent households between May and July.
Is Census Data Confidential?
YES!
Your answers are protected by law (Title 13 of the U.S. Code, Section 9) and are strictly confidential. It is illegal for the Census Bureau, or its employees to share your personal information with any other government agency.
How Can I Get a Job With the Census Bureau?
The U.S. Census Bureau is looking for thousands of people to work in temporary jobs across Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. The jobs involve going door-to-door to interview residents.
Job applicants are required to take a skills test and undergo a background check. Most jobs require U.S. citizenship, a driver’s license, and use of a vehicle. The Census Bureau is also looking for people who are bilingual.
Testing is currently scheduled to be conducted as follows:
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December: 1
December: 5
December: 8, 10 |
3:30 pm
10:30 am
12:30 pm
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Schaumburg Library |
130 S. Roselle Rd.
Schaumburg, IL. 60193 |
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December: 1
December: 4, 5, 9, 11
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9:00 am
9:30 am |
Schaumburg Park District Community Rec Center
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505 N. Springinsguth
Schaumburg, IL 60194 |
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December: 2, 3, 6,
December: 3, 6, 21, 28
December: 9, 15
December: 14
December: 21, 28
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8:30 am
10:30 am
4:30 pm
2:30 pm
12:30 pm
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Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts
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201 Schaumburg Ct.
Schaumburg, IL 60193 |
If you wish to fill out an application in advance to bring with you to the testing site, go to 2010censusjobs.gov to print it out. Also, be sure to bring two forms of federal identification with you including a photo I.D. Testing will take 2 to 3 hours.
If you cannot attend one of these tests, but wish to know about other test locations, call 1.866.861.2010.