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U.S. Census official urges Manhattan residents to respond as local rates lag
Summary
A U.S. Census Bureau partnership specialist told Manhattan Community Board 2 that New York City’s 2020 self-response rate trailed the national average and door‑knock operations were postponed until August because of COVID‑19; she encouraged online, phone or mail responses and offered help to local groups.
Sarah Malaika, a partnership specialist with the U.S. Census Bureau in Manhattan, told Manhattan Community Board 2 on May 20 that the 2020 census was underway but that New York City trailed the national self‑response rate.
Malaika said the national response rate was 59.8 percent and New York City’s rate was about 49.6 percent as of that day. She said the Census Bureau had suspended field operations because of the coronavirus pandemic…
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