2020 Cencus
The US keeps count of all the people in the world, every year they take count by the mail being sent to houses. In 2020, they are going to attempt to keep count by doing it online. So will this actually work and will everyone really be counted in?
According to the article by Michael Wines, "Preparations for the count already are complicated by a sea change in the census itself: For the first time, it will be conducted largely online instead of by mail." This is the first time the US is attempting this but this will be a difficult thing to do because not everyone has access to the internet. Will these decrease the head count?
In the article it also sates, "An online head count, the reasoning goes, should reach more households more efficiently than mailed forms." An online head count is not a very good idea because even though a lot of people don't have access to internet. What about older people? This will affect the head count and make it go down.
"To some experts, the situation recalls the 2010 census, in which the bureau sought to equip its enumerators with digital devices, fell behind schedule and had to spend $3 billion on a last-minute switch to pencil-and-paper forms." They are trying to save money by not using pencil and paper forms but they'll still spend money with the devices they need to do headcount. Also, what about the people who are in the army or homeless people? They defiantly don't have access to the internet.
They are counting on the 2020 Census to save money, mainly. Not for a more "accurate" head count. Even though technology and internet is something we rely on a lot in this generation, we can't always rely on it for everything we do.
According to the article by Michael Wines, "Preparations for the count already are complicated by a sea change in the census itself: For the first time, it will be conducted largely online instead of by mail." This is the first time the US is attempting this but this will be a difficult thing to do because not everyone has access to the internet. Will these decrease the head count?
In the article it also sates, "An online head count, the reasoning goes, should reach more households more efficiently than mailed forms." An online head count is not a very good idea because even though a lot of people don't have access to internet. What about older people? This will affect the head count and make it go down.
"To some experts, the situation recalls the 2010 census, in which the bureau sought to equip its enumerators with digital devices, fell behind schedule and had to spend $3 billion on a last-minute switch to pencil-and-paper forms." They are trying to save money by not using pencil and paper forms but they'll still spend money with the devices they need to do headcount. Also, what about the people who are in the army or homeless people? They defiantly don't have access to the internet.
They are counting on the 2020 Census to save money, mainly. Not for a more "accurate" head count. Even though technology and internet is something we rely on a lot in this generation, we can't always rely on it for everything we do.
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