Challenges

Barriers to a fair and accurate count

 

Every 10 years the census is our one opportunity to capture who we are, where we live, and how we’re growing together as a nation. Counting over 300 million people is a tall order.  Right now, a number of obstacles are standing in the way of achieving a fair and accurate census. 

Here we unpack these challenges and summarize the implications.

 
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Understanding “Differential Privacy”
Understanding “Differential Privacy”

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Navigating the Undercount Risk in Census 2020
Navigating the Undercount Risk in Census 2020

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Challenge #1: Implications of Inadequate Census Funding
Funding Update
Challenge #1: Implications of Inadequate Census Funding
Funding Update

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Funding Update
Challenge #1: Update - Analyzing the TRUMP Administration's 2020 Budget Request
Funding Update
Challenge #1: Update - Analyzing the TRUMP Administration's 2020 Budget Request
Funding Update

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Funding Update
Challenge #3: Citizenship Question and SCOTUS
Challenge #3: Citizenship Question and SCOTUS

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Challenge #3: A Citizenship Question TIMELY Update
Challenge #3: A Citizenship Question TIMELY Update

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Challenge #1: Funding Update - Shutdown Edition (January 2019)
Funding Update
Challenge #1: Funding Update - Shutdown Edition (January 2019)
Funding Update

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Funding Update
Challenge #3: A Citizenship Question and Census 2020: Quantifying the Undercount Risk in Oregon
Challenge #3: A Citizenship Question and Census 2020: Quantifying the Undercount Risk in Oregon
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Challenge #2: Change in Leadership [Update]
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Challenge #2: Change in Leadership [Update]
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