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Tribal response rates: 1990-2000
SEPTEMBER 20, 2000

On Tuesday, the US Census Bureau released its final response rates for participation in Census 2000.

Due to a decline in participation over the years, the government issued a challenge to governmental entities, including tribal ones, to improve their response rates. The "'90 Plus Five program" encouraged governments to improve their response rate by at least 5 percentage points from the 1990 Census.

The following represents a comparison of response rates for selected reservations. The 2000 final response rates reported by the Census Bureau this month, however, do not represent the mail response rates that will be calculated at a later date, whereas the 1990 numbers do.

To find out 1990 response rates for reservations not listed here, visit the '90 Plus Five website's lookup form. Enter the name of the reservation desired to find out if the Census Bureau tracked its response rate.

Reservation 2000 Response* 1990 Response** Met Plus Five target?
Agua Caliente - California 46% 46% No
Cabazon - California 32% 62% No
Mashantucket Pequot - Connecticut 60% 29% Yes
Narragansett - Rhode Island 67% 50% Yes
Navajo Nation - Arizona,
New Mexico, Utah
37% 8% Yes
Pala - California 45% 38% Yes
Pechanga - California 27% 23% Yes
Shinnecock - New York 11% 37% No
Tulalip - Washington 55% 58% No
Viejas - California 35% 38% No
* - As of September 7, 2000. Does not include mail response rates.
** - Includes mail response rates.

Source: Census 2000 Final Response Rates. 1990 Mail Response Rates.

Get the Reservation Response Rates:
Census 2000 Final Response Rates (US Census September 2000)

Related Stories:
Most reservations miss Census target (The Talking Circle 9/20)
Native population on the rise (The Talking Circle 08/31)
Census data by state (The Talking Circle 08/31)
Reservations respond to Census (The Talking Circle 4/20)

Relevant Links:
The US Census - www.census.gov
'90 Plus Five - www.hakwan.com

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