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. Relevant Links: The US Census - www.census.gov '90 Plus Five - www.hakwan.com -- André Cramblit, Operations Director The Northern California Indian Development Council (http://www.ncidc.org) NCIDC is a non-profit organization that meets the social, educational, and economic development needs of American Indian communities. NCIDC operates a fine art gallery featuring the Tribes of N.W. California. (http://www.americanindianonline.com) [In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only.]