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I'm surprised they're not just cancelling or postponing it. In 2011, earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand, displaced thousands of people. The national cen
by mkl 6y ago
I'm surprised they're not just cancelling or postponing it. In 2011, earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand, displaced thousands of people. The national census scheduled for the following month was cancelled, and a replacement was later organised for 2013. I think the theory was that delayed statistics were better than unreliable and incomplete statistics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_census#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_census#History
- mcintyre1994 6y agoThe US constitution requires them to do it every 10 years, and it was last done in 2010. More cynically it’s been really politicised and not doing it this year would risk the Democrats being in power to do it next year.
- mkl 6y agoWow, it's kind of astounding to me that which party is in power could make a difference to a census. Being in the country's constitution does make it difficult to delay.
- Schiendelman 6y agoI think our government is unable to budget without it. And isn’t it constitutionally mandated?