Census takers to visit homes that have not responded Thousands of census takers are about to begin the most labor-intensive part of America’s once-a-decade headcountORLANDO, Fla. -- Thousands of census takers are about to begin the most labor-intensive part of America’s once-a-decade headcount: visiting the 56 million households that have not yet responded to the 2020 questionnaire. Census takers will ask questions about who lives in a household and the residents’ race, sex and relations to each other. Separate from the temporary census takers, Census Bureau staffers will also start visiting groceries and pharmacies this week in neighborhoods with low response rates to assist residents in filling out questionnaires. Next month, hundreds of thousands more temporary census workers will fan out across the entire nation in the largest peacetime mobilization the federal government undertakes. The temporary census takers are being paid from $14 to $30 an hour, depending on their location.

Source: ABC News July 15, 2020 15:11 UTC