LET’S imagine you being in a function or event with a dozen people. They’re about to serve dinner and by the headcount, you just realized that you’re not included. The problem—you did not confi rm or register your information to be counted in. The food and service that has been allotted for a certain number of people has to be now shared to you, making it less in either quantity or quality
That scenario goes the same for the 2010 Census.
In 2010, every household in the country will receive a questionnaire. Every person or household will need to respond to the questionnaire to ensure an accurate and fair count of all populations at all geographic levels in the United States. Also, the information each person will provide is combined with responses provided by other households across the country, to provide a summarized statistical data that will be used by various local, state and federal agencies.
Maybe one would think that this simple data is not that important, but in reality, Census data affect how federal and state funding is allocated to one’s community in terms of neighborhood improvements, public health, education, transportation and more.
Moreover, it is your voice -- your representative in state and local government to make sure that your community gets its fair share of federal and state funding.
So a few minutes of one’s time is not so bad, after all. Take the time to fi ll out that form and be counted. (AJPress)
( Published on April 4, 2009 in Asian Journal Los Angeles p. A12 )
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