>>
>> THANK
>> THANK YOU. I CAN TELL YOU WERE MOMENTARILY
LOST THEIR YOU KNOW IT'S MORE
THAN THE POPULATION COUNT.
THE U.S. CENSUS ACTUALLY HELPS
SHAPE OUR FUTURE.
BUT KEEP THIS IN MIND
THE CENSUS BUREAU NEEDS YOUR
HELP.
HELP.
HELP. THEY'RE STILL WAITING ON A LOT
OF PEOPLE TO RESPOND.
JOINING US NOW TO TALK ABOUT
WHY THE CENSUS REALLY IS SO
IMPORTANT AND THE PUSH FOR
RESPONSES.
RESPONSES. THIS IS MICHAEL COOK, SENIOR
WITH THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU.
MICHAEL, FIRST WELL THANKS FOR
JOINING US THIS MORNING.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY
HOUSEHOLDS IN OUR AREA HAVE NOT
RESPONDED TO THE CENSUS YET?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. HI.
HI.
HI. THANKS FOR HAVING MARY AND I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
TALK ABOUT THE 2020 CENSUS.
RIGHT NOW THE CITY OF SAN
ANTONIO 59 PERCENT OF
THE HOUSEHOLDS APPROXIMATE 59
PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLDS IN
THE SAN ANTONIO GREATER REGION
HAVE ACTUALLY RESPONDED TO
THE 2020 CENSUS.
THAT JUST SHY OF THE NATIONAL
RESPONSE RATE WHICH IS
CURRENTLY AT 62.
SO THERE'S STILL WORK TO BE
DONE.
DONE.
DONE. BUT
DONE. BUT I'M HERE TO SAY THAT IT'S
NOT TOO LATE.
WE'RE STILL CONDUCTING
THE CENSUS AND PEOPLE CAN STILL
RESPOND SELF RESPOND ONLINE BY
PHONE OR BY MAIL.
>> SO WHY POLLS THAT 41 PERCENT
IT DOESN'T OR HASN'T RESPONDED
?
?
? AND
? AND WHAT CAN WE DO?
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO TRY TO GET
THAT 41 PERCENT TO RESPOND
EVERY DECADE WE HAVE WHAT WE
CALL HARD TO COUNT COMMUNITIES
SO ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WE KNOW THAT THERE'S STILL WORK
TO BE DONE AND IT'S THINGS LIKE
THIS LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT
IT'S EASY TO RESPOND TO
THE CENSUS ON BECAUSE A COUPLE
OF MINUTES IT'S SAFE.
THE INFORMATION THAT YOU
COLLECT THAT THAT WE COLLECT
FROM YOU IS PROTECTED BY TITLE
13.
13.
13. IT
13. IT CAN'T BE SHARED WITH ANYONE
AND IT'S ONLY COLLECTED FOR
PHYSICAL PURPOSES.
PHYSICAL PURPOSES. AND IT'S IMPORTANT.
IT'S ABOUT POWER AND IT'S ABOUT
MONEY ABOUT YOUR POLITICAL
REPRESENTATION AT THE STATE
LEVEL.
LEVEL.
LEVEL. FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE
SEATS IN THE HOUSE OF CONGRESS
ARE PORTION BASED ON AN
ACCURATE AND COMPLETE COUNT NOT
TO MENTION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
THERE IN SAN ANTONIO HOW
ELECTED OFFICIALS WILL USE THAT
INFORMATION TO MAKE INFORMED
DECISIONS ABOUT SCHOOL
DISTRICTS SETTING UP AND
REDISTRICTING THE AREA FOR FOR
THEIR VOTING BOUNDARIES AND
THINGS OF THAT NATURE FOR THEIR
OWN STATE REPRESENTATION.
BUT THEN IT'S ABOUT THE MONEY.
IT'S ABOUT THE SERVICES THAT
ARE PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL
DOLLARS, THE FEDERAL FUNDS MORE
THAN SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY
FIVE BILLION SOME HAVE ACTUALLY
ESTIMATED IT'S ONE POINT FIVE
TRILLION DOLLARS EVERY YEAR
THAT FLOWS DOWN TO THE LOCAL
LEVEL FOR MUCH NEEDED SOCIAL
SERVICES WHETHER IT'S SNAP,
WHETHER IT'S EDUCATION FUNDS
I'M LOOKING AT FREE LUNCH
PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS JOBS JOB
PROGRAMS AND NOT TO MENTION
MEDICARE, MEDICAID THE LIST
GOES ON AND ON AND ON.
SO IF YOU DON'T TAKE THE THAT
SHORT 10 MINUTES IT TAKES TO
RESPOND TO THE 20 POINT CENSUS
YOUR COMMUNITY WILL MISS OUT ON
THOSE SERVICES AND OR YOUR
ELECTED OFFICIALS WON'T KNOW
THAT YOU'RE THERE TO MAKE
INFORMED DECISIONS THAT IMPACT
YOUR LIFE FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS
.
.
. HAVING
. HAVING SAID ALL OF THAT,
MICHAEL, WHY IS IT WHAT REASON
DO YOU GET THAT MOST PEOPLE
DON'T FILL IT OUT?
>> YOU KNOW IT'S ABOUT
EDUCATION AND NOT KNOWING WE
HAVE FOUND THAT WHEN PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND AND GET AN
UNDERSTANDING FOR THE 2020
CENSUS.
CENSUS.
CENSUS. >> AND YOU CAN DO THAT THIS
DECADE BY GOING TO 2020 CENSUS
DOT GOV.
DOT GOV.
DOT GOV. IT'S NOT ONLY THE PLACE THAT
YOU SHOULD GO TO RESPOND BUT
ALSO IT'S WHERE YOU CAN GO TO
LEARN MORE.
LEARN MORE. SO ON THAT WEB SITE WE HAVE
INFORMATION THAT THAT ELICITS
AND SHOWS PEOPLE WHY IT'S
IMPORTANT HOW IT'S LISTED RIGHT
IN THE CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 1
SECTION 2 EVERY 10 YEARS WE
COUNT THE RESIDENT POPULATION
TO ENSURE THAT ELECTED
OFFICIALS AND YOUR
REPRESENTATION IS EQUALLY
APPORTIONED OUT IN CONGRESS BUT
ALSO AT THE STATE LEVEL.
SO I THINK IT'S ABOUT NOT
KNOWING THERE IS SOME FEAR AND
A APPREHENSION WHEN IT COMES TO
TRUSTING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
.
.
. BUT
. BUT I
. BUT I CAN LET YOU KNOW THAT
THE CENSUS IS SOMETHING THAT IS
DONE EVERY DECADE.
THAT IS PURELY ABOUT STATISTICS
.
.
. AND
. AND REAL QUICK BECAUSE WE'RE
OUT OF TIME.
>> HOW MUCH LONGER THEY'RE
GOING TO BE KNOCKING ON DOORS?
>> WE'RE NOT KNOCKING ON DOORS
YET.
YET.
YET. SO
YET. SO PLEASE SELF RESPOND AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE IF YOU DON'T SELF
RESPOND.
RESPOND.
RESPOND. AUGUST 11TH WE WILL START
KNOCKING ON DOORS BUT YOU CAN
RESPOND ALL THE WAY UNTIL
OCTOBER 30 FIRST BUT RESPOND
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. SO
NOW. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO KNOCK ON
YOUR DOOR.
YOUR DOOR. THERE YOU GO.
>> MICHAEL COOK,