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