Which Town(s) Have the Most Young Families?

[robr2]

Originally Posted by airunxc

Will we get an accurate census this year based on COVID so will future data be correct?

Considering that each city and town does an annual census, we should have something as accurate as in the past no matter the result of the national census.

[id77]

Originally Posted by airunxc

Will we get an accurate census this year based on COVID so will future data be correct?

Why would COVID affect the census?

[BostonBornMassMade]

Originally Posted by id77

Why would COVID affect the census?

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/...rus-epicenter/

“ Now, the severity of the outbreak in Chelsea is also complicating the door-by-door, person-by-person effort to produce a more accurate count this year. ”


“ Now that the 2020 Census is underway, the coronavirus crisis has created a dilemma that no one has yet quite figured out how to address: Conventional strategies like door-to-door knocking or libraries as key locations to get people to fill out the census are not viable in the age of social distancing.”

“ Some of that is already happening in Chelsea, which by the end of May had the lowest census 2020 self-response rate, at 45.4 percent. That’s people who filled out the form online, by phone, or by mail. (Statewide, the self-response rate was 62.5 percent, a little above the national average of 60.5, but below the 2010 statewide rate of 68.8 percent.) ”

[id77]

Originally Posted by BostonBornMassMade

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/...rus-epicenter/

“ Now, the severity of the outbreak in Chelsea is also complicating the door-by-door, person-by-person effort to produce a more accurate count this year. ”


“ Now that the 2020 Census is underway, the coronavirus crisis has created a dilemma that no one has yet quite figured out how to address: Conventional strategies like door-to-door knocking or libraries as key locations to get people to fill out the census are not viable in the age of social distancing.”

“ Some of that is already happening in Chelsea, which by the end of May had the lowest census 2020 self-response rate, at 45.4 percent. That’s people who filled out the form online, by phone, or by mail. (Statewide, the self-response rate was 62.5 percent, a little above the national average of 60.5, but below the 2010 statewide rate of 68.8 percent.) ”

The real news is that last line. Why is online response so low? It's not lack of Internet access - data from last year suggests 81% of Americans own a smartphone, which means at least 81% of Americans have access to the Internet that doesn't require leaving the house.

Countries like Estonia have near-100% online participation, and yet the almighty US of A can't figure this out?

[BostonBornMassMade]

Originally Posted by id77

The real news is that last line. Why is online response so low? It's not lack of Internet access - data from last year suggests 81% of Americans own a smartphone, which means at least 81% of Americans have access to the Internet that doesn't require leaving the house.

Countries like Estonia have near-100% online participation, and yet the almighty US of A can't figure this out?

People in the USA don’t like to listen to rules. See: COVID-19 pandemic.

Also some cultures just rely on face to face for things more. All things. Regardless the pandemic does take away some traditional census methods

[thenewtexan]

Usually it's the faster growing towns that fall into this category. Franklin, Grafton, Uxbridge and Shrewsbury come to mind.