Fewer than half of the census forms from off-campus student addresses have been returned in this year’s national U.S. Census. This may have direct effects on funding for local services.
A panel will talk about why people, especially students, may be undercounted in this year’s census – and how that can be prevented. The public discussion will be 3-4 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, in Smith CUE 202. It is sponsored by the WSU Foley public policy institute.
Don Dillman, director of WSU’s Social and Economic Sciences Research Center, will discuss why an accurate census count is important and why it is important that students are counted.
John Sherman, Pullman city supervisor, will explain how Pullman’s official census count influences local funding for many programs.
Ellie Perkins-Rust, census supervisor for Pullman, will discuss the effort to count students.
Pullman’s response rate for the census so far:
Sunnyside Hill 70%
Pioneer Hill 69%
Military Hill 68%
Pioneer Hill 69%
Military Hill 68%
College Hill:
* Terre View area 49%
* Beasley area 49%
* Grand to Greek Row 47%
* South WSU 38%
* Terre View area 49%
* Beasley area 49%
* Grand to Greek Row 47%
* South WSU 38%