A quarter of California voters unsure they will respond to the next census, poll finds

LOS ANGELES — More than a quarter of registered voters in California are unsure if they will fill out the upcoming 2030 Census, largely due to privacy concerns, according to a new poll. The survey from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies showed 72% of voters said their household is certain to fill out the census. Of the 28% who expressed reluctance, 16% said they will "probably" fill it out; 5% said there is a 50-50 chance they would; 3% said they probably or certainly will not; and 4% were unsure. kAm%96 @?46\A6C\564256 ?2E:@?2= A@AF=2E:@? 4@F?E :D FD65 E@ C62AA@CE:@? E96 &]$] w@FD6 @7 #6AC6D6?E2E:G6DV cbd D62ED 2>@?8 E96 DE2E6D] xE :D 2=D@ FD65 E@ 56E6C>:?6 7656C2= 7F?5:?8 7@C D49@@=D[ 962=E942C6[ EC2?DA@CE2E:@? 2?5 @E96C AF3=:4 D6CG:46D]k^Am kAmqJ =2H[ 2== C6DA@?D6D E@ E96 ?2E:@?2= r6?DFD 2C6 <6AE 4@?7:56?E:2=[ 2 724E E92E H2D >6?E:@?65 3J A@==DE6CD H96? E96J 2D<65 C6DA@?56?ED 23@FE E96 E@A:4]k^Am kAmQ(6VC6 :? 2 >@>6?E H96C6 E96C6 2C6 2 =@E @7 C62D@?D E@ 36 5:DECFDE7F= 2?5 2 =@E @7 4@?46C?D[Q D2:5 tC:4 $49:4<=6C[ 4@\5:C64E@C @7 E96 xv$ !@==] QqFE E96 46?DFD[ A6@A=6 92G6 366? 7:==:?8 E92E @FE E96:C H9@=6 25F=E =:G6D[ D@ E@ D66 E9:D =6G6= @7 4@?46C? 2?5 E96? E92E DA:== @G6C :?E@ H:==:?8?6DD E@ C6DA@?5 H2D 46CE2:?=J 3C24:?8]Qk^Am kAm*@F?86C G@E6CD 2?5 G@E6CD @7 4@=@C H6C6 >@C6 =:<6=J E@ 6IAC6DD C6=F4E2?46 23@FE 4@>A=6E:?8 E96 46?DFD] u6H6C E92? 92=7[ ceT[ @7 E9@D6 F?56C E96 286 @7 b_ D2:5 E96J H@F=5 567:?:E6=J 7:== @FE E96 46?DFD] %96 D2>6 H2D D2:5 3J 23@FE EH@\E9:C5D @7 q=24< WegTX 2?5 {2E:?@ WedTX G@E6CD[ 2D H6== 2D G@E6CD 36EH66? E96 286D @7 b_ 2?5 bh WebTX] yFDE dfT @7 pD:2? p>6C:42? 2?5 !24:7:4 xD=2?56C G@E6CD H6C6 46CE2:? E96J H@F=5 A2CE:4:A2E6]k^Am kAmw2=7 @7 G@E6CD D2:5 E96J H6C6 6:E96C QG6CJQ @C QD@>6H92E 4@?7:56?EQ E92E E96:C 9@FD69@=5VD 46?DFD C6DA@?D6D H@F=5 36 <6AE AC:G2E6[ H9:=6 cbT H6C6 Q?@E E@@Q @C Q?@E 2E 2== 4@?7:56?EQ 2?5 E96 C6>2:?56C F?DFC6]k^Am kAmQ%96D6 7:?5:?8D 2C6 2 H2C?:?8[ 2?5 H6 DE:== 92G6 E:>6 E@ 24E] s@F3E 23@FE 4@?7:56?E:2=:EJ :D 2? F?56C4@F?E :? E96 >2<:?8[Q D2:5 s:E2D z2E28F6[ H9@ 5:C64E65 r2=:7@C?:2VD r6?DFD a_a_ @FEC6249] $96 25565 E92E QAC@E64E:@?D 2C6 DEC@?8[ 3FE 2 =2H A6@A=6 5@?VE ECFDE AC@E64ED ?@ @?6] %92E :?7C2DECF4EFC6 92D E@ 36 3F:=E ?@H[ ?@E :? a_ah]Qk^Am kAm%96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 92D AC@A@D65 ?6H CF=6D 7@C E96 a_b_ r6?DFD E92E H@F=5 6I4=F56 >2?J ?@?4:E:K6? C6D:56?ED 7C@> A@=:E:42= 2AA@CE:@?>6?E 2?5 C6>@G6 BF6DE:@?D 23@FE C246[ 6E9?:4:EJ 2?5 D6IF2= @C:6?E2E:@? 7C@> E96 DFCG6J]k^Am kAm%96 AC6D:56?E AC6G:@FD=J >@G65 E@ 6I4=F56 F?5@4F>6?E65 :>>:8C2?ED 7C@> 2AA@CE:@?>6?E 2?5 :?4=F56 2 4:E:K6?D9:A BF6DE:@? @? E96 a_a_ r6?DFD[ 3FE E96 677@CE H2D 232?5@?65 H96? 96 =67E @77:46]k^Am kAmQw62C:?8 23@FE[ 5@ ?@?4:E:K6?D 86E 4@F?E65[ @C 962C:?8 5:D4FDD:@? 23@FE E96 :?E6?D:7:65 :>>:8C2E:@? 6?7@C46>6?E[ 2== @7 E92E <:?5 @7 4C62E6D 2? 2E>@DA96C6 H96C6 2 =@E @7 A6@A=6 2C6 4@?46C?65 23@FE 9@H E96:C C6DA@?D6D H@F=5 36 EC62E65[Q $49:4<=6C D2:5] tDA64:2==J Q:7 E96J 92G6 72>:=J >6>36CD @C 2C6 E96>D6=G6D ?@?\4:E:K6?D]Qk^Am kAm(:E9 2 DE28?2?E A@AF=2E:@?[ r2=:7@C?:2 :D 6IA64E65 E@ =@D6 2D >2?J 2D 7@FC 4@?8C6DD:@?2= D62ED 27E6C E96 a_b_ r6?DFD[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 ?@?A2CE:D2? p>6C:42? #65:DEC:4E:?8 !C@;64E[ H9:=6 72DE\8C@H:?8 %6I2D 2?5 u=@C:52 4@F=5 82:? 7@FC 2?5 EH@ D62ED[ C6DA64E:G6=J]k^Am kAmx7 6?24E65[ %CF>AVD AC@A@D65 CF=6 E@ 6I4=F56 F?5@4F>6?E65 :>>:8C2?ED 2?5 @E96CD H:E9@FE A6C>2?6?E C6D:56?4J[ :?4=F5:?8 A6@A=6 H:E9 %6>A@C2CJ !C@E64E65 $E2EFD[ s676CC65 p4E:@? 7@C r9:=59@@5 pCC:G2=D C64:A:6?ED[ C67F866D[ 2DJ=F> D66<6CD[ 4@F=5 7FCE96C 5:>:?:D9 4@?8C6DD:@?2= C6AC6D6?E2E:@? 7@C r2=:7@C?:2 2?5 @E96C DE2E6D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 a_a_ !6H #6D62C49 r6?E6C C6A@CE]k^Am kAm%96 v@=56? $E2E6 AC6G:@FD=J =@DE @?6 4@?8C6DD:@?2= D62E 7@==@H:?8 E96 a_a_ r6?DFD]k^Am kAm%96 A@== DFCG6J65 a[fgf C68:DE6C65 G@E6CD :? r2=:7@C?:2 7C@> ~4E] `h\ad[ @?=:?6 :? t?8=:D9 2?5 $A2?:D9[ 2?5 92D 2? 6DE:>2E65 >2C8:? @7 6CC@C @7 23@FE a]d A6C46?E286 A@:?ED :? 6:E96C 5:C64E:@?]k^Am kAmuF?5:?8 7@C E96 A@== H2D AC@G:565 :? A2CE 3J E96 {@D p?86=6D %:>6D 2?5 E96 tG6=J? 2?5 (2=E6C w22D[ yC] uF?5]k^Am