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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, Zeta Alpha Omega
Chapter wants you to be counted!
2020 Census Invitations Arrive March 12-20
Ninety-five percent or about 143 million households in the
country will receive an initial invitation to respond to the
2020 Census in their mailboxes between March 12 and 20. The
U.S. Census Bureau released informational copies today of
the invitations, the enclosed materials, and the subsequent
reminders households will receive. These materials can help
the public know what to expect and avoid potential scams.
Households are encouraged to respond when they receive their
invitation. Depending on how likely the area is to respond
online, households will receive either an invitation
encouraging them to respond online or by phone (about 112
million households), or an invitation along with a paper
questionnaire (about 31 million households).
All invitations will include a short phrase in English and
12 additional languages inviting people to respond online or
by phone in their language. In areas where 20 percent or
more of the households need Spanish assistance, the
invitations will be in both English and Spanish.
All households receiving an invitation in the mail will
receive a second letter in the mail shortly after reminding
them to respond. Then, households that still haven’t
responded will receive a series of additional reminders,
including a paper questionnaire in mid-April. Census takers
will follow up with households that don’t respond to collect
responses in person.
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