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Commitment <br />An agreement or pledge to carry out a particular <br />task or activity that will in some way help the census <br />achieve its goals. <br />Complete Count Committee (CCC) <br />A volunteer committee established by tribal, state, <br />and local governments, and/or community orga- <br />nizations to include a cross section of community <br />leaders, including representatives from government <br />agencies; education, business, and religious organi- <br />zations; community agencies; minority organizations; <br />and the media. The committees are charged with <br />developing and implementing a 2020 Census out- <br />reach, promotion, recruiting, and enumeration assis- <br />tance plan of action designed to target and address <br />the needs of their communities. <br />Confidentiality <br />The guarantee made by law (Title 13, U.S. Code) to <br />individuals who provide information to the Census <br />Bureau, ensuring that the Census Bureau will not <br />reveal information to others. <br />Decennial Census <br />The census of population and housing taken by the <br />Census Bureau in each year ending in zero. Article <br />I, Section 2, of the U.S. Constitution requires that a <br />census be taken every 10 years for the purpose of <br />apportioning the U.S. House of Representatives. The <br />first census of population was taken in 1790. <br />E <br />Enumeration <br />The process of interviewing people and recording <br />the information on census forms. <br />Enumerator <br />A Census Bureau employee who collects census <br />information by visiting households during census <br />field operations. <br />Group Quarters (GQ) <br />The Census Bureau classifies all people not living <br />in housing units as living in group quarters. There <br />are two types of group quarters: institutional group <br />quarters (for example, correctional facilities for <br />adults, nursing homes, and hospice facilities) and <br />noninstitutional group quarters (for example, col- <br />lege/university student housing, military quarters, <br />and group homes). <br />Hard to Count (HTC) <br />Groups or populations who have historically <br />been undercounted and/or traditionally have not <br />responded well to the decennial census question- <br />naire, such as ethnic/minority populations, renters, <br />and low income households. <br />Hard to Enumerate (HTE) <br />An area for which the environment or population <br />may present difficulties for enumeration. <br />Highest Elected Official (HEO) <br />The elected or appointed person who is the chief <br />executive official of a governmental unit and is most <br />responsible for the governmental activities of the <br />governmental unit such as the governor of a state, <br />chair of a county commission, or mayor of an incor- <br />porated place, tribal leader, or chairman. <br />Household (HH) <br />A person or group of people who occupy a housing <br />unit as their usual place of residence. The number of <br />households equals the number of occupied housing <br />units in a census. <br />Housing Unit (HU) <br />A house, townhouse, mobile home or trailer, apart- <br />ment, group of rooms, or single room that is occu- <br />pied as separate living quarters or, if vacant, is <br />intended for occupancy as separate living quarters. <br />M <br />Master Address File (MAF) <br />A Census Bureau computer file of every address and <br />physical location, including their geographic loca- <br />tions, that will be used to conduct the next decen- <br />nial census, as well as some ongoing surveys. This <br />address file is updated throughout the decade and <br />is supplemented by information provided by tribal, <br />state, and local governments. <br />16 2020 Census Complete Count Committee Guide <br />U.S. Census Bureau <br />