More than 150 Census Bureau employees reached out to share stories of poor training, cruel terminations and pressure to close cases early.
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Census workers raise concerns about data quality, with bureau leaning on records rather than in-person counts
They describe closing cases after only one unsuccessful door knock and using proxy sources such as leases to tally household occupants.
Census workers from across US are raising big concerns about this year’s count
Workers say poor training, shifting deadlines and clunky technology produced chaos. Now, a lawsuit and government reports are echoing their claims.
‘We’ve all started calling it “the Senseless” ’
Census field workers say faulty technology is hampering the decennial count.
Census launches online after last-minute software switch
The Government Accountability Office says the move entails new risks because the backup system was not tested extensively.
Fear of a census undercount
Anti-immigrant sentiment, partisanship and untested technologies risk a historic undercount in 2020, which could distort U.S. politics and spending for a decade.
Don’t count on the census
As the 2020 census approaches, experts warn the count will be inaccurate. A look at why the census is struggling and whether efforts to save it can work.
The Census Bureau is building Trump a huge list of noncitizens. Will it be secure?
The sensitive data could be vulnerable to malicious hacks that could identify individuals.
The Hate Report: White nationalists welcome new census question
In this week’s roundup: A push for a new domestic terrorism law, Gonzo journalism on Nazis in Maine and a black activist saves a white supremacist.