Problem of low 2020 Census participation will vary with sociodemographic factors and distance to metro areas
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Abstract
With billions of federal grant dollars potentially at stake, every community has a vested interest in ensuring that its residents are accurately counted in the U.S. Decennial Census of Population and Housing. In the 2010 Census, 20.7% of eligible households failed to return their census forms, implying a response rate of only 79.3%. That amounts to about 22 million households not reached in the last census, the number of which not only affects the quality of the census but also may lead businesses and government officials to make inaccurate decisions when targeting specific populations.
Department
UNH Cooperative Extension
Publication Date
Winter 2020
Journal Title
Choices Magazine
Publisher
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Tian, Z., Goetz, S. J., & French, C. (2020). Problem of Low 2020 Census Participation Will Vary with Sociodemographic Factors and Distance from Metro Areas. Choices, 35(1), 1-7.
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Publication rights by Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
Comments
This is an article published by the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association in Choices Magazine in 2020, available online.