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> leading to this last-cenutry 10-year Census process What are you referring to? We have a every-ten-year census mandate built into our constitution. It’s been
by garmaine 6y ago
> leading to this last-cenutry 10-year Census process
What are you referring to? We have a every-ten-year census mandate built into our constitution. It’s been an ongoing thing since the 18th century.
The census results are mostly kept private and anonymized, with only aggregate data being shared.
- morelisp 6y agoIn other countries the role of the census is significantly lessened in modern times because basic population questions can be answered with "instantaneous" (in terms of when it was measured, if not when you get the results) data. The idea of waiting increments of 10 years to get basic counts of where people are living / moving to / from seems ridiculous. Deeper demographic information is usually handled via sampling, and does not require the nationwide (and especially this time, logistically taxing) mobilization of census-takers. I do agree it would be difficult for the US to shift to such a system given the requirement is constitutional rather than merely a procedure of the civil service.