Did You Know:
- The first Census took place in 1790?
- The data from the Census is used to distribute $400 billion in federal funds each year to communities for establishing and improving schools, child care, health care, and hospitals?
- Many parents don’t the importance of accurately reporting the number of children in their family, including newborns?
- In 1980, 1990, and 2000, Census Bureau data showed that children are one of the groups most likely to be missed in the Census?
- In the 2000 Census, there was a net undercount of more than 1 million children under age 10?
If children are undercounted in the upcoming Census not only do we not get a true picture of our nation, but our communities do not get their rightful share of public funds.
The Census only comes around every ten years. So when you receive your Census form in mid-March, make sure your child (no matter how old) is counted! It only takes 10 minutes to answer 10 questions for a better community.
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Thanks for the info! It’s kind of weird that people don’t count their children. But I suppose not everyone realizes just how important the Census is in determining funding for stuff like education, etc.
It is funny. I was thinking the same thing. It is really weird not to count the kids. Thanks for this great information. Have a wonderful week!
Thanks for the info! Yes, i agree, the kids count!!! Happy Monday!
I never though that some people wouldn’t count their kids. They are people to, why wouldn’t you, that’s just weird.
Who on earth wouldn’t include their kids on a census? That seems so weird!
We just got ours in the mail today!
Yea kids def count. That helps the schools out so please make sure everyone includes their kids. Oh and found you blog on twittermoms twitter group. If you get a chance stop by mine too.
I wanted to introduce you to a toolkit developed by Families In Schools for early care and preschool providers to help them encourage parents to participate in the 2010 Census and understand why it’s important that every child is counted. The toolkit includes lesson plans for providers and a brochure for parents.
The materials developed by FIS can be downloaded for free from http://www.educationadvocacy.wordpresss.com.