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| | BIGpedia - Census - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online |
 | | The word census derives from the Latin censor, which was the title of the official in charge of counting Romans and setting tax rates. | | | While some critics claim that census questions are an invasion of privacy, the data collected by every question is either required to enforce some federal law (such as the Voting Rights Act) or is required to administer some federal program. | | | The chief motivation in producing the Soundex name indicies was to assist citizens in finding census records to provide evidence of age, especially for those born before the advent of governmentally-approved birth certificates. |
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| | Native American (U.S. Census) - encyclopedia article about Native American (U.S. Census). |
| | U.S. Census is mandated by the United States Constitution. | | | Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every ten years (through the U. Click the link for more information. | | | The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. |
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| | Canada 2001 Census - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Canada 2001 Census |
| | In addition randomly selected people were legally required to complete a much more detailed questionaire. | | | The census numbers are the basis of the federal governments transfer payments to the provinces and therefore when a province loses population, its transfer payments are decreased. | | | Every person is legally required to return the census questionaire that required answering basic demographic information. |
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