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12 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 Data <br /> 3 • Businesses use data to determine locations or expansions <br /> 4 • Local governments use the data for planning purposes <br /> 5 <br /> 6 What's New in 2020 <br /> 7 • Online response <br /> 8 • Telephone response <br /> 9 • 121anguages <br /> 10 • More dual-language enumerators <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Schedule <br /> 13 March 12-20 — Invitations mailed <br /> 14 <br /> 15 SAMPLE SLIDE OF INVITATION-Letter <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Schedule <br /> 18 • March 16-24 — Reminder letters sent <br /> 19 • March 26-April 3 — Reminder postcards sent to those who have not responded <br /> 20 • April 8-16 — Reminder letter and paper questionnaire sent <br /> 21 • April 20-27 — Final reminder postcards sent before in-person follow-ups begin <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Challenges <br /> 24 • Digital Divide <br /> 25 • Hard To Count Communities <br /> 26 • Inadequate and late funding <br /> 27 <br /> 28 -In the 2020 Census, about 95 percent of housing units will receive their census invitations in <br /> 29 the mail. The U.S. Census Bureau will send up to five mailings to encourage you to respond <br /> 30 online, by mail or by phone. <br /> 31 • The initial mailing will go out March 12-20. This will include information about how to <br /> 32 respond online or by phone. <br /> 33 • A reminder letter will come about a week later. If you haven't responded by the end of <br /> 34 March, the Census bureau will send a reminder postcard. A fourth mailing a week later <br /> 35 will include a copy of the paper questionnaire. These will be sent from April 8-16. <br /> 36 • If you still haven't responded by April 20, you will receive one more reminder <br /> 37 postcard. Follow up in-home visits will start at the end of April and early May for <br /> 38 those who have not yet responded. <br /> 39 • In Orange County, almost everyone will first receive a letter asking you to go <br /> 40 online to complete the census questionnaire. <br /> 41 • One census tract in Chapel Hill has been identified as an area less likely to <br /> 42 respond online, so they will receive a paper questionnaire along with their first <br /> 43 invitation. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Complete Count Committees (CCCs) <br /> 46 • Led by Vice Chair Renee Price <br /> 47 • More than 50 members and growing <br /> 48 • Stacey Carless, Executive Director, NC Counts Coalition <br />