By Helen Roldan MPA '19
Did you recognize that a number of the services impacted by the Census include public safety, transportation, health, education and economic development? At a neighborhood level, FIU students and researchers depend on census figures a day to higher understand population characteristics, business information and assess needs and repair gaps.
The FIU Jorge M. Perez Metropolitan Center is designated as a political candidate Census Information Center, with the mission to produce efficient access to Bureau of the Census data products to underserved population groups. Census data is employed altogether of the center’s research, to define community needs, understand our local economy and workforce, identify challenges like housing affordability, income inequality and community resilience, and develop solutions to handle South Florida’s challenges.
Last year, the FIU Metropolitan Center received nearly $2 million in research funding—all of which heavily relies on U.S. Census Data. Our research includes the town of Miami’s Affordable Housing programme, Miami's Manufacturing Sector, Status of girls in Miami-Dade, and Broward County’s Commercial Linkage Fee Study, to call some.
Why is that the Census important?
More than ever, it's important to fill out the census to confirm our community receives an entire and accurate count. in line with United States President University, a minimum of $1.5 trillion in federal funding is dispersed throughout the country using census-derived data. In 2016, Florida received a minimum of $45 billion using census derived data to fund over 55 programs, like Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, highway planning and construction, Section 8 housing choice vouchers, Head Start, and care.
Florida is taken into account one in every of the states with the best risk for undercounting in line with the Urban Institute. Specific groups have historically been undercounted, like low-income households, communities of colours, renters, and households with children under 5. Adults between the ages of 18-34 also are considered a risk for being undercounted. With less individuals counted, local governments, programs, and organizations may receive less federal funding to properly assist their communities. (The FIU Jorge M. Perez Metropolitan Center conducted a study on hard-to-count groups in Miami-Dade and Broward County to higher understand what their barriers and motivators are in completing the census.)
Who is counted?
The 2020 Census will ask some simple questions on you and everybody who is or are going to be living with you on April 1, 2020. One person should respond for every home and that they should know general information about all and sundry living there. This includes young children, foster children, roommates, and any relations or friends who live with you, even temporarily. It should even include individuals who could also be renting a space in your household.
How should people respond?
Responding to the census has never been easier. you'll respond online, over the phone, or by mail using the invitation that was mailed to your household.
For more information on responding, visit https://2020census.gov/en/ways-to-respond.html
Are my responses secure?
Yes! The Bureau of the Census is bound by Title 13 of the U.S. Code to stay your information confidential.
This law protects your answers to the 2020 Census. Under Title 13, the Bureau of the Census cannot release any identifiable information about you, your home, or your business, even to enforcement agencies. The law ensures that your private data is protected which your answers can't be used against you by any authority or court. Violating Title 13 could be a federal crime, punishable by prison time and/or a fine of up to $250,000.
The answers you provide are used only to provide statistics. Your answers are kept anonymous: The Bureau of the Census isn't permitted to publicly release your responses in any way that would identify you or anyone else in your home. For more information on privacy visit https://2020census.gov/en/data-protection.html
Complete the 2020 Census Today
Helen Roldan is research and outreach coordinator for FIU's Jorge Perez Metropolitan Center, a part of the Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs.
Did you recognize that a number of the services impacted by the Census include public safety, transportation, health, education and economic development? At a neighborhood level, FIU students and researchers depend on census figures a day to higher understand population characteristics, business information and assess needs and repair gaps.The FIU Jorge M. Perez Metropolitan Center is designated as a political candidate Census Information Center, with the mission to produce efficient access to Bureau of the Census data products to underserved population groups. Census data is employed altogether of the center’s research, to define community needs, understand our local economy and workforce, identify challenges like housing affordability, income inequality and community resilience, and develop solutions to handle South Florida’s challenges.
Last year, the FIU Metropolitan Center received nearly $2 million in research funding—all of which heavily relies on U.S. Census Data. Our research includes the town of Miami’s Affordable Housing programme, Miami's Manufacturing Sector, Status of girls in Miami-Dade, and Broward County’s Commercial Linkage Fee Study, to call some.
Why is that the Census important?
More than ever, it's important to fill out the census to confirm our community receives an entire and accurate count. in line with United States President University, a minimum of $1.5 trillion in federal funding is dispersed throughout the country using census-derived data. In 2016, Florida received a minimum of $45 billion using census derived data to fund over 55 programs, like Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, highway planning and construction, Section 8 housing choice vouchers, Head Start, and care.
Florida is taken into account one in every of the states with the best risk for undercounting in line with the Urban Institute. Specific groups have historically been undercounted, like low-income households, communities of colours, renters, and households with children under 5. Adults between the ages of 18-34 also are considered a risk for being undercounted. With less individuals counted, local governments, programs, and organizations may receive less federal funding to properly assist their communities. (The FIU Jorge M. Perez Metropolitan Center conducted a study on hard-to-count groups in Miami-Dade and Broward County to higher understand what their barriers and motivators are in completing the census.)
Who is counted?
The 2020 Census will ask some simple questions on you and everybody who is or are going to be living with you on April 1, 2020. One person should respond for every home and that they should know general information about all and sundry living there. This includes young children, foster children, roommates, and any relations or friends who live with you, even temporarily. It should even include individuals who could also be renting a space in your household.
How should people respond?
Responding to the census has never been easier. you'll respond online, over the phone, or by mail using the invitation that was mailed to your household.
For more information on responding, visit https://2020census.gov/en/ways-to-respond.html
Are my responses secure?
Yes! The Bureau of the Census is bound by Title 13 of the U.S. Code to stay your information confidential.
This law protects your answers to the 2020 Census. Under Title 13, the Bureau of the Census cannot release any identifiable information about you, your home, or your business, even to enforcement agencies. The law ensures that your private data is protected which your answers can't be used against you by any authority or court. Violating Title 13 could be a federal crime, punishable by prison time and/or a fine of up to $250,000.
The answers you provide are used only to provide statistics. Your answers are kept anonymous: The Bureau of the Census isn't permitted to publicly release your responses in any way that would identify you or anyone else in your home. For more information on privacy visit https://2020census.gov/en/data-protection.html
Complete the 2020 Census Today
Helen Roldan is research and outreach coordinator for FIU's Jorge Perez Metropolitan Center, a part of the Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs.
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