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2020 Census: Key Areas for Attention Raised by Compressed Timeframes

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Sept. 10, 2020
Release Date Sept. 10, 2020
Report No. GAO-20-720T
Summary:

We testified about late design changes the Census Bureau has made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including potentially ending data collection 30 days earlier than planned and accelerating its data processing (e.g., quality checks). These compressed timeframes raise a number of issues that will require the Bureau's attention, including:

Hiring and retaining enough staff to follow up with people who don't respond

Monitoring local census response rates to ensure areas with low rates are counted

Evaluating the risks associated with streamlining data processing

Ensuring timely and quality processing of census responses

Photo of a census worker approaching a house.

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