Working with the US Census Bureau ...

I attended training for the position of Census Enumerator 27-30 May 2010. On the first day, I was sworn in and therefore can not discuss any Confidential Information as covered by Title 13 of the US Code which deals with the Census.

During training, I was offered a 'promotion' to Crew Leader Assistant (CLA) and accepted. A CLA assists the Crew Leader (CL) in administrative tasks and may also perform Enumerations.

And just what, you may ask, is the authority under which we operate? Well, ...

Constitution of the United States Article 1. Section 2. "... The actual Enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent term of ten years, in such manner as they shall by law direct. ..."

One of the many definitions of "enumeration" is "list of people, eg in a census." A simple count is not an enumeration.