Talk:United States Census Bureau/Archive 2

2020
Seems like a pretty big deal that the census suspended all field operations due to the covid19 pandemic. it may also be worth mentioning that the census is no longer using those handheld computers, but many employees are issued refurbished iphone8 devices. Despite what this somewhat old source implies, these are not used for the count itself, they are more for administrative purposes. Beeblebrox (talk) 18:21, 24 March 2020 (UTC)


 * By the by, turns out my last point there was not entirely correct. Actually, pretty much wrong. In the Non-Response Follow-Up (NRFU) operation (when people actually went out and went door-to-door again)the phones were in fact the primary tool for data capture as well as employee management and payroll, using custom-made apps and a system called "the optimizer.". I could write several paragraphs on the pros and cons of this, but as always what we need is reliable sources. Beeblebrox (talk) 22:32, 31 March 2021 (UTC)