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A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and door to door censuses' (to be taken every 10 years according to United Nations recommendations), agriculture, and business censuses. The term itself comes from Latin: during the Roman Republic the census was a list which kept track of all adult males fit for military service.
 
 The census can be contrasted with sampling in which information is obtained only from a subset of a population, sometimes as an Intercensal estimate. Census data is commonly used for research, business marketing, and planning as well as a base for sampling surveys. In some countries, census data is used to apportion electoral representation (sometimes controversially so - see e.g. Utah v. Evans).

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Job openings rise for first time since April

Associated Press - 13hrs 48mins ago

Wed Sep 8, 10:55 am ET WASHINGTON – Job openings rose in July after two months of declines, a positive sign that companies could step up hiring in the coming months. The Labor Department s...

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Census Bureau - 6hrs 2mins ago


Redistricting Heightens the National Political Stakes for State Races

US News and World Report - 23hrs 9mins ago

Every 10 years, the hierarchy of national politics is turned on its head. It's a time when Governors and state legislators take control of jobs on Capitol Hill, and when politicians have th...

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More About: Senate - Democrats - Capitol Hill - Colorado - Governor - Texas - Census - Elections



Where are the baby girls?

Boston Globe - 1day 21hrs ago

NEW DELHI I WOULD like to know the sex of my unborn child. In America, that’s a straightforward procedure: When you’re around 20 weeks pregnant, you go to your obstetrician’s office, where an ..

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Stephen Williamson - 3 days ago

My roots are in Canada where, as far as I can tell, we are all Socialists, with the exception of a few oddballs, including this guy and his spouse. In Canada, libera...

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