The Census Bureau only plans to process paper census forms postmarked by Sept. 30 and received by Oct. 7. So, some are worried that any USPS delays could jeopardize the accuracy of census data collected from rural areas, where paper forms are popular.
, the Census Bureau says it has counted 71.6% of homes across the country. Its workers now have less than six weeks to try to reach tens of millions of homes before counting is set to end on Sept. 30., saying the bureau would send out an additional paper form to try to increase census self-response rates.
Latinos express a preference for paper because they have more confidence that their information would be received by the Census Bureau rather than just being submitted online. against the Trump administration to try to get counting extended through Oct. 31, as the Census Bureau had previously planned, in response to delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Terri Ann Lowenthal, a former staff director of the House oversight subcommittee for the census who now consults on census issues, says she supports the bureau's decision to mail another paper form to unresponsive households"given the steep hill the Census Bureau must still climb to finish counting operations on time."
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