U.S. Census
National headcount survey
The U.S.
Census is the official count of the American population, conducted every ten years as mandated by the Constitution.
Census data determines congressional representation and federal funding allocation.
The term also refers to the Census Bureau, the agency that administers the count: She works for the Census.
Filling out census forms is legally required.
- population countEnumeration of inhabitants
- apportionmentDivision into shares
- formShape or document
- survey designPlanning research data collection
- representationDepiction or likeness
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U.S. Censuspoll
Gathering of opinions
random sample · opinion poll · exit poll · straw poll · sampling
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