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Census data quality at risk due to abbreviated collection timeline

Published: Dec. 16, 2020, 1:46 p.m.

b"The COVID-19 pandemic made a hash out of the Census Bureau's plan for field operations. Ultimately, it had less time to do the work following up in person with people who didn't mail in their questionnaires or answer online. And now it has less time than planned to do the data processing in order to deliver the final count on time. That means the data quality might be at risk. Federal Drive with Tom Temin got more insight from the Managing Director for Strategic Issues at the Government Accountability Office, Chris Mihm.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"