Comments on: Are Northern States Being Cheated? Counting “Snowbirds” in the Census http://censusprojectblog.org/2009/12/01/are-northern-states-being-cheated-counting-%e2%80%9csnowbirds%e2%80%9d-in-the-census/ The blog of the Census Project, a Washington, D.C.-based stakeholder coalition Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:12:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Census Bogeymen: Laying the Groundwork for Census Challenges « The Census Project Blog http://censusprojectblog.org/2009/12/01/are-northern-states-being-cheated-counting-%e2%80%9csnowbirds%e2%80%9d-in-the-census/#comment-49 Census Bogeymen: Laying the Groundwork for Census Challenges « The Census Project Blog Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:52:25 +0000 http://censusprojectblog.org/?p=131#comment-49 [...] Census Bureau officials have asked us to clarify a statement in the December 1, 2009, Census Project Blog, “Are Northern States Being [...] [...] Census Bureau officials have asked us to clarify a statement in the December 1, 2009, Census Project Blog, “Are Northern States Being [...]

]]> By: Barbara J Ronningen http://censusprojectblog.org/2009/12/01/are-northern-states-being-cheated-counting-%e2%80%9csnowbirds%e2%80%9d-in-the-census/#comment-48 Barbara J Ronningen Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:42:57 +0000 http://censusprojectblog.org/?p=131#comment-48 The information in this paragraph is incorrect: Meanwhile, census takers will visit unresponsive northern homes in May and June, when most snowbirds have returned home. If the dual homeowner tells the enumerator they were living in their southern home on Census Day, they will not be enumerated up North, even if they live there most of the time. According to Dennis Johnson, Kansas City Regional Office of the Census Bureau, "The information . . . is not correct. Our procedures are to count the person where they spend the majority of their time. The resident determines where they spend the majority of their time and completes the census form for that location. If they spend equal amounts of time at two or more locations then we are instructed to count them at the location they were living on April 1, 2010. " Please post a correction. In Minnesota, we're advising snowbirds NOT to answer the questionnaire at their southern address, but to wait until they have returned home to MN and answer a replacement questionnaire here. Thanks. BJR The information in this paragraph is incorrect:

Meanwhile, census takers will visit unresponsive northern homes in May and June, when most snowbirds have returned home. If the dual homeowner tells the enumerator they were living in their southern home on Census Day, they will not be enumerated up North, even if they live there most of the time.

According to Dennis Johnson, Kansas City Regional Office of the Census Bureau,

“The information . . . is not correct. Our procedures are to count the person where they spend the majority of their time. The resident determines where they spend the majority of their time and completes the census form for that location. If they spend equal amounts of time at two or more locations then we are instructed to count them at the location they were living on April 1, 2010. ”

Please post a correction. In Minnesota, we’re advising snowbirds NOT to answer the questionnaire at their southern address, but to wait until they have returned home to MN and answer a replacement questionnaire here.

Thanks.

BJR

]]> By: Julian Johannesen http://censusprojectblog.org/2009/12/01/are-northern-states-being-cheated-counting-%e2%80%9csnowbirds%e2%80%9d-in-the-census/#comment-42 Julian Johannesen Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:57:59 +0000 http://censusprojectblog.org/?p=131#comment-42 Interesting. Thanks for bringing me up to speed on this. Interesting. Thanks for bringing me up to speed on this.

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