Panama National Census – May 16, 2010

Panama conducts a census every 10 years just like most countries from whence you came. It is essentially a snapshot of who is in the country on a particular day which, in this case, is Sunday, May 16. Please mark your calendars.

Census takers will be out coming to your door starting at 7:00 AM. The whole day is allocated to taking the census.

This is very important –

YOU CANNOT LEAVE YOUR HOME UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE CENSUS FORM !!!!

The census taker will give you a “pass” when you have completed the census process and you can then leave your home. If you are caught on the street without this “pass” you will be fined. Stores and churches will be closed that day.

If you know ahead of time you will be away from your home and “uncountable” on May 16, you may go to the census office at the nearest to you on May 12 – May 15 and fill out the form.

The census worker who comes to your door may or may not know any English so if you don’t know much Spanish it is important that you prepare. The form is 12 pages long. You can read it and/or print it out by going here:

www.censos2010.gob.pa/cuestionario.pdf

The first set of questions is about the household in general including questions about the construction of the house. The second set of questions must be filled out separately by every person who slept in that house the night before (including guests).

You must give your name, but all data is used only for statistical purposes and is confidential.

This is very important to the foreign community. It will give the Panamanian government a better picture of our numbers in each area.

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