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Title: Citizenship Question Nonresponse: A Demographic Profile of People Who Do Not Answer the American Community Survey Citizenship Question
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Publication Year: 2018
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Abstract: When Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross Jr. issued a statement on March 26, 2018, requiring the Census Bureau to add a question on citizenship to the 2020 Census questionnaire, it stirred up a storm of controversy. Much of the discussion was about the impact the decision would have on response rates in the 2020 Census. The citizenship question planned for the 2020 Census is the same as the one currently asked in the American Community Survey (ACS). The context of the ACS and the decennial census are quite different, but analysis of the ACS citizenship question can shed light on potential responses to the citizenship question in the 2020 Census. Completing the decennial questionnaire is mandatory for everyone in the United States and participating in the ACS is mandatory for everyone who is randomly selected to receive it each year. This paper provides a descriptive analysis of the nonresponse . . .
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Authors: O'Hare, William P.
Publisher: Georgetown Center
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Other, Poverty and Welfare
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