How pandemic, politicization could jeopardize 2020 census
Clip: 9/1/2020 | 6m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
How pandemic, politicization could jeopardize 2020 census
The United States Census is always a daunting challenge, but in 2020, the effort is further complicated by the novel coronavirus pandemic. With a compressed timeline to complete the once-per-decade population count, some census officials worry that the effort is being politicized -- and is likely to undercount certain groups. Amna Nawaz talks to NPR’s Hansi Lo Wang, who covers the Census Bureau.
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How pandemic, politicization could jeopardize 2020 census
Clip: 9/1/2020 | 6m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
The United States Census is always a daunting challenge, but in 2020, the effort is further complicated by the novel coronavirus pandemic. With a compressed timeline to complete the once-per-decade population count, some census officials worry that the effort is being politicized -- and is likely to undercount certain groups. Amna Nawaz talks to NPR’s Hansi Lo Wang, who covers the Census Bureau.
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