Economic Problems to Cause Census 2010 Challenges
Census Bureau Director Robert Groves is concerned about the ability to conduct an accurate Census 2010 due to the nation’s economic difficulties. Economic Problems to Cause Census 2010 Challenges originally appeared on About.com Geography on Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 at 22:25:34.Permalink | Comment | Email this On a related note, the newgeography blog has a fantastic article from Joel Kotkin reflecting on recent trends for families not to move as often in the United States. The large number of home foreclosures and increasing numbers of homeless will make it challenging to locate individuals to count. Additionally, Groves reports, local and state governments have slashed funding for census outreach, which has long provided positive responses to the Bureau’s efforts. He argues that there is a trend toward what he calls “localism.” The economic situation has caused a increased recent surge of localism as fewer people are able to move for career changes. The Los Angeles Times has more. In addition, large numbers of recent immigrants who do not speak English will also cause counting issues. U.S.
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