Training has begun for more than 150 people who will count heads in beds in Cary. The US Bureau of the Census will spend most of this week getting crew leaders and census takers prepared to visit every household in Cary. The count kicks off on April 4, 1998.
Good training is critical to the success of the census.
As supervisors, they will also be taught how to motivate enumerators, edit and check completed forms, and prepare progress reports. Crew leaders will have 10-15 enumerators assigned to them and will conduct daily meetings with their groups. Enumerators will also be trained to deal effectively with the public in order to get the census completed. They will receive their census identification and their vests, both of which are to be worn during all visits. Because enumerators are required to count every household, they must actually visit every structure in town to ensure that such places as businesses, garages, and even sheds which may be being used as housing units are included in the total.