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United States Census
2020
Timeline
March 12th - 20th
Households will receive notification to respond to the 2020 Census online.
*Locations with limited broadband access will receive paper questionnaires.
March 16th - April 3rd
A reminder postcard/letter.
April 1st - Census Day
Events held across NY to raise awareness of the 2020 Census. April 8th - 16
A reminder letter with paper questionnaire.
May - July
Census Bureau follows up in person with household visits.
Respond Online, Phone, or Mail
2020Census.gov
CSEA is making it a top priority to make sure our union brothers and sisters are counted in the 2020 U.S.
Census.
Over the past several months,
our members have been spreading the word among CSEA members and their communities about the importance of being counted in the census, as well as facts about the count.
“Getting a full turnout for the census is our union’s next
big fight,” said CSEA
President Mary E.
Sullivan. “Just like
we pushed to make
sure our members
fought back against
the constitutional
convention which
threatened to diminish
our pensions, we are
pushing to make sure
we get an accurate count
which funds our governments, and therefore our jobs. It’s really that important.”
Why we all must be counted
The census determines how more than $675 billion in funding for federal, state and local government programs is distributed, including funding for vital public services that CSEA members perform. More than
a third of the New York State Budget stems from federal funding that is determined by the census count.
Hard to count populations
In 2010, only 69 percent of New Yorkers were counted in that year’s census, which cost our state public funding of $2,000 per person,
every year. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, New York was one of the bottom 13 states as far as
response rates. The average state participation rate was 74
percent.
One factor in the
response rate is what are considered Hard to Count populations, including those that
have historically been undercounted. These
areas include urban and rural areas; areas with a high
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number of renters, including college neighborhoods; areas with immigrants who may have language barriers and families with children under age 5.
Some facts about responding
In the census, everyone is counted, no matter your citizenship status or living situation.
The U.S. Census Bureau is bound by law to protect your answers
and keep them confidential. Every bureau employee must take an oath to protect your information for life, and they cannot release information about you, your home or your business to anyone, including law enforcement agencies.
The Census Bureau also uses secure technology and strict data protection practices to keep you safe, but there are also potential scams to watch out for. Here’s a few things you should know:
owned or rented.
• The census will NOT ask
you for your Social Security number, your bank and credit card information, for donations, your political identification or citizenship status.
• If a census taker visits your home, check for a valid ID badge that includes their photograph, a Department of Commerce watermark and an expiration date. If you suspect fraud, call the U.S. Census Bureau at (800) 923-8282.
You can complete the census online, by mail or over the phone. Learn more about the census at cseany.org/census.
Be counted for a chance to win an iPad!
To help raise awareness of the importance of responding to the 2020 Census, CSEA is giving away six Apple iPads!
Beginning April 1, we invite CSEA members and Retiree Division members who have completed their census form to visit cseany. org/census to enter for a chance to
win a new Apple iPad! Six winners (one from each CSEA region) will be drawn after the census officially concludes on July 31.
To be eligible to win, you must be a CSEA member or Retiree Division member. Further details and an entry form will be available by visiting cseany.org/census.
•
The census will ask you
your name, age, gender and ethnic/racial identification; how many people live in your household, whether someone is temporarily staying with you and whether your home is
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