BOULDER — The University of Colorado and the city of Boulder are reporting 100 percent participation in the 2010 census from students living on campus — though not all students actually filled out a form.
Thanks to a census awareness campaign, CU officials said many students did fill out the survey. But the university provided the U.S. Census Bureau with public information for each student that failed to turn in a form, resulting in census records for all students living on campus last spring — a big change from 2000, when Boulder’s population was undercounted due to poor student participation.
It’s preferable for students to fill out the forms themselves in order to get the most accurate and comprehensive information, according to the Census Bureau. But the bureau was able to get enough information for each student to count his or her forms as complete.
