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Complete Count Committee (CCC) Complete Count Committee (CCC) � “Volunteer committee established by tribal, y state, and local governments, and/or community leaders, to increase awareness y about the census and motivate residents in the community to respond” y p � Develop and implement plan for specific community to increase awareness and y response rate From CCC Guide, U.S. Census Bureau Census 2010 Wyoming Complete Count Committee - July 8, 2009
WHY DOES WHY DOES THE THE CENSUS MATTER? CENSUS MATTER? • An accurate population count is key p p y for: o Federal and state funding o Number of seats states will have in the U.S. House of Representatives o Drawing boundaries for legislative districts o Determining the locations of schools, D i i h l i f h l roads, hospitals, new businesses and more more Census 2010 Wyoming Complete Count Committee - July 8, 2009
Census 2010 Wyoming Complete Count Committee - July 8, 2009
Decennial Population for Wyoming and U.S.: 1870 - 2010 550,000 550,000,000 500,000 500,000,000 Wyoming y g US 450,000 450,000,000 400,000 400,000,000 on 350 000 350,000 350 000 000 350,000,000 U U ing Populati . S . 300,000 300,000,000 P o p u 250,000 250,000,000 l a Wyomi t t i o n 200,000 200,000,000 150,000 150,000,000 100,000 100,000,000 50,000 50,000,000 0 0 0 0 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Census 2010 Wyoming Complete Count Source: U.S. Census Bureau and Wyoming Economic Analysis DIvision Committee - July 8, 2009
Other CCCs in Wyoming Other CCCs in Wyoming Other CCCs in Wyoming Other CCCs in Wyoming � Pinedale � Douglas g � Rawlins � Crook County � Laramie � Eastern Shoshone tribe � Pine Haven � Northeast Wyoming y g � Green River Green River Municipal Leaders � Rock Springs � Cheyenne Cheyenne � Gillette � Casper � Casper Census 2010 Wyoming Complete Count Committee - July 8, 2009
Successes and Strategies CENSUS 2000 CENSUS 2000 CENSUS 2000 CENSUS 2000 TASK FORCE TASK FORCE TASK FORCE TASK FORCE Census 2010 Wyoming Complete Count Committee - July 8, 2009
Success of Census 2000 Task Force Success of Census 2000 Task Force Success of Census 2000 Task Force Success of Census 2000 Task Force � Promotion of undercount impact statistics p from 1990 Census ◦ 10,000 people uncounted, loss of $5.4 M per p p p year for Wyoming in Federal funds. � Meetings and presentations statewide g p � Tribal, student, Hispanic, and legislative representation on Task Force representation on Task Force � Results:1% increase over 1990 initial mail response rate response rate Census 2010 Wyoming Complete Count Committee - July 8, 2009
Census 2010 Wyoming Complete Count Committee - July 8, 2009
Census 2000 Task Force Strategies Census 2000 Task Force Strategies Census 2000 Task Force Strategies Census 2000 Task Force Strategies � Publicity: ◦ Website ◦ Press releases in cooperation with Denver R Regional Census Office l C Off ◦ T -shirts, bookmarks, billboards with Wyoming C Census logo l � Education: ◦ Through public contacts to supplement national media campaign ◦ Importance of participation I f Census 2010 Wyoming Complete Count Committee - July 8, 2009
Goals of Complete Count Committee CENSUS 2010 CENSUS 2010 CENSUS 2010 CENSUS 2010 Census 2010 Wyoming Complete Count Committee - July 8, 2009
Goals for Census 2010 Goals for Census 2010 Goals for Census 2010 Goals for Census 2010 � 10% higher response rate than in 2000 � For Wyoming, 76% response rate F W 76% � Target State’s hard-to-count population ◦ Hispanics, American Indians, students, mining workers, and homeless. Responses p 66% Census 2010 Wyoming Complete Count Committee - July 8, 2009
Tasks of Census 2010 CCC Tasks of Census 2010 CCC Tasks of Census 2010 CCC Tasks of Census 2010 CCC � Recruitment ◦ Help job recruitment for census takers � Promotion Promotion ◦ Short-form, 10 questions ◦ Confidentiality Confidentiality � Assistance ◦ Organizations that work with hard to count ◦ Organizations that work with hard-to-count populations raise awareness of the importance of being counted in 2010 importance of being counted in 2010 Census 2010 Wyoming Complete Count Committee - July 8, 2009
Tasks of Census 2010 CCC Tasks of Census 2010 CCC Tasks of Census 2010 CCC Tasks of Census 2010 CCC � Encourage public s support and complete rt and c m lete participation in 2010 � Use community partners U i to explain importance of completing Census and l i C d reaching all residents � Census 2000 Task Force members’ perspectives Census 2010 Wyoming Complete Count Committee - July 8, 2009
Develop Work Plan for CCC Develop Work Plan for CCC Census 2010 is less than 9 months away! � CCC has the opportunity to be innovative and � CCC has the opportunity to be innovative and creative with Census 2010 activities � What do we want to be called, a CCC, Complete What do we want to be called, a CCC, Complete Count Campaign, or Task Force? � Chair person for the CCC? Co-chair(s)? p ( ) � Should we follow the subcommittee structure? � How often should the CCC hold meetings and How often should the CCC hold meetings and where? Census 2010 Wyoming Complete Count Committee - July 8, 2009
CCC Structure CCC Structure CCC Structure CCC Structure HIGHEST ELECTED OFFICIAL CHAIRPERSON (Liaison) SUBCOMMITTEES COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT EDUCATION FAITH-BASED MEDIA BUSINESS -BASED Census 2010 Wyoming Complete Count Committee - July 8, 2009
Work plan Work plan Work plan…. Work plan…. � Presentations for groups and g p organizations in the State � Ideas for promotions and activities eas o p o ot o s a act v t es ◦ Example: messages on websites, bookmarks... � What events should we participate in? � What events should we participate in? � CCC member resources – What resources do we have available ? resources do we have available ? Census 2010 Wyoming Complete Count Committee - July 8, 2009
C Contact Information: t t I f ti Amy Bittner Economic Analysis Division Wyoming State Library Building 2800 Central Avenue 2800 Central Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82002 Phone (307) 777-7161 Fax (307) 632-1819 E-mail: abittn@state wyus E-mail: abittn@state.wy.us Website : http://eadiv.state.wy.us Census 2010 Wyoming Complete Count Committee - July 8, 2009
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