Learn more about if early intention to respond to the 2020 Census aligned with actual response.





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*Studying the Connection Between Intent to Participate and Actual Participation in the 2020 Census*

"In 2018, respondents to the Census Barriers, Attitudes and Motivators Study (CBAMS) indicated whether they intended to participate in the 2020 Census. ""Researchers compared those responses to actual participation in the census. "

"Written by: Maranda Pepe, Yazmín García Trejo, Charlene Medou, and Jordan Misra"

The 2018 Census Barriers, Attitudes and Motivators Study survey gave the U.S. Census Bureau a unique opportunity to explore whether early intention to respond to the 2020 Census aligned with actual response.

Before the 2020 Census, there were several research projects [ [link removed] ] focused on public attitudes and perceptions [ [link removed] ] about the census. One of the questions the Census Bureau asked in the 2018 CBAMS was “If the census were held today, how likely would you be to fill out the census?”

Most (67%) respondents said they were “extremely” or “very likely” to respond to the census. Previous analyses suggested that actual participation may be lower than that reported in opinion surveys. Once the 2020 Census results were available for analysis, we studied how intended response reported in the 2018 CBAMS survey compared to actual 2020 Census participation.

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