Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 08:07
Only two weeks left to be counted.
Census 2010 will be extended for two more weeks, to revisit households that haven’t been counted yet.
“Although yesterday (Tuesday, 23 November) is the last day of our scheduled data collection period, we decided to add two weeks to revisit residents who could not be reached,” said Census Manager Elizabeth Talbert.
Census workers will also return to residents who have thus far refused to cooperate with the national count.
“The overall response has been really very good, but we must reach everyone,” said Mrs....
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 08:04
George Town enumerators Mr. Clyde Rodney, Mr. Rene Dixon and Mrs. Iona Rodney have completed their assignment. Now busy reconciling numbers of questionnaires at the GT census field office in Paddington Place, they concur the past few weeks were really interesting. Also seen are (standing, from L) Deputy Census Manager Crispin Boney and Area Coordinator Selburn Christian.
Three census workers who have completed their assignments say that – of the 700 persons they collectively interviewed – more than 95 percent were cooperative, well informed and eager to answer census questions.
Even the few cases of initial hostility they encountered gave way after they explained their role, and the census’ goal. None had dogs chasing them or doors banged on their noses, said Andrea Calderon, Prudence Ebanks, and Saskia Edwards.
Everyone answered all questions – including the income query, once census...
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 14:33
The Economics and Statistics Office has warned residents not to respond to any emails claiming to be from an enumerator or the Census Office.
“Census enumerators will not be contacting any residents via email. We therefore ask anyone who receives an email claiming to be from the Census Office to immediately call their district census office to verify its source,” ESO Director Maria Zingapan cautioned.
Residents can also report suspicious correspondence by emailing ESO staffer Crispin Boney at...
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 11:31
Pirates count too in Census 2010
After more than a month of non-stop counting, time is running out for Cayman Islands residents to be included in Census 2010.
“Enumerators have done well covering the majority of households in the past five weeks. However, there are still some people left to be counted. Over the next two weeks we will focus our efforts on reaching out to those households,” Economics and Statistics Director Maria Zingapan said.
“If an enumerator hasn’t come to your door yet, you can call your district census office to make an appointment...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 08:06
Mr. Peter Milburn shows his support for Census 2010.
Some of Cayman’s senior citizens are surprised at the suspicion that clouds some views of Census 2010.
Based on their own experience, they are confident that people just don’t have to worry about confidentiality. “I’ve never heard of personal details provided to census authorities being made public or falling into the wrong hands.
“Of course people have different opinions and suspicions. And I can see in a small community why people might feel shy or be reluctant to share information with people they know, or even with...
Monday, October 25, 2010 - 14:48
Currently underway, Census 2010 will bring improvements to Cayman’s social planning and crisis management.
The notion that knowledge is half the battle also applies when it comes to national social planning and crisis management.
That is why Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Director Deanna Look Loy looks forward to the collective demographic data reports that will be compiled once Census 2010 is over. They will help fill some gaps in knowledge that currently exist.
Mrs. Look Loy explained that census data is tops when it comes to information gathering. “Counting every household in Cayman and gathering...
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 09:52
Census 2010 is about students' future.
There’s much more to Census 2010 than just counting how many people live in the Cayman Islands.
Some sections of the questionnaire are dedicated to disability and illness, to school attendance and to employment.
But diversity apart, statistical data from each section is designed to help officials determine, for example, how many special education teachers are needed in our schools, or forecast the number of students likely to live in each district over the next five to ten years.
Figures like the national...
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 09:52
Adolphus, Jason: Census Area Coordinator Adolphus Laidlow (left) and Heritage Holdings Sales and Marketing Manager Jason Alberga in front of the Census Eastern Districts Office in Countryside Village shopping centre, Savannah.
Two local businesses have placed their check mark swiftly for Census 2010.
When the Economics and Statistics Office decided to relocate their Eastern Districts Census office to make it more convenient for the enumerators, Heritage Holdings stepped up to offer premises in Countryside Shopping Village, the Savannah facility housing a branch of Foster’s Food Fair.
“We were happy to accommodate the Census office at very short notice,” acknowledges Heritage Holdings’ sales and marketing manager Jason Alberga. “Our shopping...
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 07:50
Fran and Trevor (R) greet their Census 2010 worker, Serene.
“Enough already!” That’s often the initial response upon encountering the Census 2010 form, or even hearing about the questions on the news.
But one local family recently found the census to be unthreatening, a smooth and straightforward exercise that didn’t even require too much time.
Wanting to judge for themselves, the couple, Fran and Trevor, willingly answered the recent knock at their front door. “We were ready because they had said they could come any time through the end of November. And our census enumerator,...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 08:46
Census workers face stiff penalties for breaching confidentiality requirements.
Recent changes to the Statistics Law mean that Cayman’s residents can be assured that data gathered by Census 2010 will remain confidentially safe and secure.
Law makers strengthened the census process by passing amendments to the law in August. “The law recognises that our data collection is serious business and must be exclusively used for statistical purposes,” said Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) Director Maria Zingapan.
“We have selected our census workers carefully and trained them well to recognise the...
