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In this month's issue...
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2020 Census and the ACS
As required by law, the US Census Bureau has just delivered to Congress the list of topics to be covered in the 2020 Census. By March of 2018, they will deliver the actual questions to be included on the 2020 questionnaire. See the news release from the Bureau below, along with links to the list of topics.
Planned topics for the American Community Survey (ACS) were also submitted to Congress. See the Bureau's diagram below depicting how the ACS process works, from start to finish.
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| Data Blast is an e-newsletter prepared and distributed by the Census Information Center of Eastern Oklahoma, a program of the Community Service Council, and supported by the Metropolitan Human Services Commission.
Data Blast is intended to inform and educate people in eastern Oklahoma about population, economic, educational, health and social trends in our local communities as well as in our state and nation.
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Census Bureau Submits Subjects for
2020 Census to Congress
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By law, the Census Bureau must deliver decennial census subjects to Congress thre
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years before Census Day, with the next one occurring April 1, 2020. The subjects represent the
necessary balance between the need for data and the Census Bureau's commitment to redu
ce the time it takes to complete the form. By law, the actual questions that will appear on the
2020 Census
questionnaire must be submitted to Congress by March 31, 2018.
"Our goal is a complete and accurate census," Census Bureau Director John H. Thompson said. "In planning for the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau has focused on improving its address list by using imagery, finding ways to increase household self-response, leveraging resources inside and outside the government, and making it easier and more efficient for census takers to complete their work. Furthermore, for the first time ever, the decennial will offer an online response option with the ultimate goal of improving question design and data quality while addressing community concerns."
The Census Bureau also submitted to Congress its planned subjects for the
American Community Survey
- an annual survey that provides key socio-economic and housing statistics about the nation's rapidly changing population every year, rather than once a decade with the "long form." The American Community Survey, which started in 2005, provides data that helps all levels of government, community organizations and businesses make informed decisions.
Census Bureau data directly affect how more than $400 billion per year in federal and state funding are allocated to local, state and tribal governments. The data are also vital to other planning decisions, such as emergency preparedness and disaster recovery.
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The American Community Survey
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Until next time,
Melanie Poulter
Senior Planner, Demography and Geography
Community Service Council
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