as of March and April we all have the first chance to
respond to census surveys and
to make sure you and your
household. A county joining me
this morning Tim Olson
associate director of the US
Census Bureau looking for 2020
now, thank you so much for
being Thank you for having me
you know this is very important
for us
for us now under normal circumstances
this daunting it’s a challenge
but now with the coronavirus
how does that complicate the
mission of trying to get our
census counted.
census counted. >> The beauty of 2020 is people
for the first time ever can
reach bond online over the
phone or with
a pair, the questionnaire so in
light of what’s happening in
the nation’s health. We are
urging people starting now once
they receive their invitation
from us simply
go online. Call our phone
number they can respond and up
to 13 languages we also have
language assistance guides and
59 other languages so it is so
easy
easy to reach bond right now from
the comfort of your home from
inside your car on a smartphone
at work.
at work. >> And so that all starts from
the time we get something in
the mail to let us know it’s
time to go and get between
March 12th in
March 20th. We will be
delivering to every household
in the United States
invitations
invitations to respond.
to respond. >> The imitation we’ll show him
how to
how to do it where to go the phone
numbers to call if they choose
to go that way and also for
each letter there will be a
unique ID that specific to
one’s address
one’s address how important.
how important. >> And for this census because
I know sometimes people don’t
really understand what it means
for their communities once the
sentence is
sentence is actually die. So we do want
every 10 years so it’s it’s
really understandable.
really understandable. Most people.
Most people. >> We’re not aware but what I
like to tell people is this is
the foundation of our
nation’s democracy. The counts
to come on a 2020 determined
how each state will be
represented in the Congress for
the
the next decade. Term in the
electoral college make up for
the 20 24 in the 2028
presidential election. And then
on top
on top that this is I think this is
what really touches people is
every single year based on
these numbers. It’s billions
and billions of federal dollars
are allocated to local
communities and I’m talking
money for money for roads and
money
money for Medicare, Medicaid
Emergency services
Emergency services all of the things that that we
rely upon
rely upon and so I tell people hey if you
want to be represented for the
next decade, if you want to
have your
have your fair share resources that
you’ve already paid through
taxes be counted. Are you
concerned in a market like
Houston where their visit high
immigrant population I
should everybody. >> Be ready to do this to
somebody who’s an immigrant
door to be concerned about
whether or not there legally
the gum you know this guy
concern out there so I I want
to assure
to assure your listeners. The information
individuals provide to the
census confidential, we cannot
share with immigration
authorities
authorities IRS FBI.
IRS FBI. >> Local code enforcement we
can’t do that their information
is confidential for
72 years. The other thing I’d
like to share
with people is that some people
think the census is only for
citizens is
citizens is not right. It’s for everybody
who’s living your sleeping most
of the time. In this country.
And on top of that.
A lot of
A lot of ♪
♪ times we householders will miss
putting kids on the form.
For a lot
For a lot different reasons they think
it’s for the adult population
now it’s for everybody. So when
household is
household is filling out we asked them we
implore them put every single
breathing person was in that at
that address a
whether they’re related or not
related whether they’re
♪
♪ a friend lives there or a baby
that was just born.
Include all of them on
that form.
that form. >> So even with all the options
we have can we still expect
that there might possibly be a
knock on our door so this is
how it
how it you know middle middle of
March, everybody will begin
being invited to
self respond. We will see that
self response across the
country to start a Pac sing
and then a middle of April to
the end of April it will slow
down.
down. And then at that point
were expecting about a one 3rd
roughly of the households in
America have
America have not responded.
not responded. >> We were at 64% in this area
and Texas I did my homework so
we we
we we >> I would love if in Houston
Harris County the whole
metro area. If you can take
that 64%
that 64% from 20 and and move that
♪
♪ 2.70 to 75. 80 every great and
what that means is.
The people that happened self
responded we do follow-up data
you send somebody to their door
we knock on the door.
And if they don’t want somebody
visiting, I’m just fill it out
on their own. I thank you for
what you do this is
a great. Obviously great effort
to a couple of almost half a
million people helping you are