| More updates on our lagging response rate to the 2010 Census. Apparently folks on a national level have noted our slow response rate, with our urban areas performing worst of all.
Texans, it's too important not to send in your forms. Whether you care about the federal funds we need or want more Congressional seats in Texas (which will have a good chance of going Blue given population growth trends) you need to mail in that form.
If you don't mail in the form, a census worker will come to your house and knock on your door. This costs a lot of money, so it's faster and easier for you to just drop that form in the mail. You don't even need a stamp.
From the Texas Tribune, emphasis mine:
Director Robert Groves issued a statement this morning urging Texans to mail the forms so temporary workers don't have to collect the information in person. For every percentage point increase in mail response, the bureau estimates it saves $85 million in taxpayer money.
"We're concerned about the relatively low response from parts of Texas," he said in a press release. "Every household that fails to send back their census form by mail must be visited by a census taker starting in May - at a significant taxpayer cost. The easiest and best way to be counted in the census is to fill out and return your form by mail."
The national response rate yesterday was 46 percent, while Texas remained seven percentage points behind. Only one in four households in Brownsville, Groves notes, has responded. Others with low response rates include: Brownsville (25%), Laredo (27%), Austin (33%), Houston (33%), and San Antonio (37%).
Our lower-income urban areas need these federal funds. We also need to be counted, to make sure our Democratic strongholds are weighted appropriately in redistricting.
Send In Your Forms!
It's too important not too. Have you returned in your census? Poll below the jump. |
