The Census Bureau said Wednesday that 72 percent of American households mailed back their 2010 census forms, the same rate as in 2000. Robert M. Groves, the census director, said that with response rates to most surveys declining for decades, he had expected that the 2000 rate would be "beyond reach.” He said the rate this year was helped because everyone got a short form and because follow-up forms were mailed when prompt responses were not received. Beginning Saturday, 600,000 enumerators will go door-to-door to find the up to 48 million households that failed to respond.
If they know what percentage responded, they know what percentage didn't. Since they know that 48 million households didn't respond, then why can't they apply the US average household numbers to the 48 million and save having to send out 600,000(1 for every 80 households?????) enumerators. It seems to me they must have a lot of info to be able to know how many did not respond!
If they know what percentage responded, they know what percentage didn't. Since they know that 48 million households didn't respond, then why can't they apply the US average household numbers to the 48 million and save having to send out 600,000(1 for every 80 households?????) enumerators. It seems to me they must have a lot of info to be able to know how many did not respond!