2005 Census Survey

POPTAC Meeting

August 10, 2004

What Are We Doing?

• Survey of households

• Full count of population in group quarters

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Why Are We Doing This?

• Rapid growth

• Revenue impacts

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What Do We Need From You?

• New construction – quarterly• Office space – December 2004• List of group quarters – March

2005• Annexations – April 2005

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New Construction

• Member agency provides MAG with new housing units

• MAG sums new housing units to census block

• MAG provides Census Bureau with new construction information

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Office Space

• Office space needed to support survey efforts

• Command Central Office (1 site)– 4000-6000 sq. ft.

• Testing/Training Offices (20 sites)– 500-600 sq. ft.

• Crew Offices (20 sites)– 150-200 sq. ft.

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Group Quarters

• Member agencies provide Census Bureau with addresses of all group quarter locations– Preliminary– Final

• Member agencies provide list of outdoor locations

• Census Bureau conducts full count of group quarters

• Census Bureau conducts count of outdoor locations

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Annexations

• Member agency provides updates on annexations to Census Bureau

• MAG collaborates with Census Bureau to identify changes to 2000 census blocks

• Census Bureau incorporates changes

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How Will We Ensure Member Agencies Understand Process?

• Hold workshop• Provide status reports at

POPTAC• Update Management Committee

and Regional Council

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What Is the Time Schedule?

• Develop questionnaire

• Publicize

• Recruit

• Mail questionnaire

• Follow-up

• Receive output

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Next Steps

• Establish oversight committee

• Plan workshop

• Collect group quarter addresses

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Contact: Heidi Pahl, 2005 Census Survey Coordinator,

602-254-6300, hpahl@mag.maricopa.gov

www.mag.maricopa.gov

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