census
A census is a count of a population in a specific region at a particular time. It typically happens every 10 years in many countries to gather information on the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of the population.
The US Census happens once every ten years. The next one will happen in 2010.
The sentence refers to the census. It is conducted every 10 years to count the population and gather demographic information.
A census is held in the UK every 10 years. The next population count is this year, 2011.
The official census refers to a population count conducted by a government authority within a specific country or region. It is usually conducted on a regular basis (typically every ten years) and aims to gather demographic, social, and economic data about the population. The results of the official census are used for various purposes, including policy-making, resource allocation, and planning.
The census is taken by the federal government every ten years to count the population and gather demographic information.
The census, in many places, counts the population every 10 years.
The constitution set up the system of using a census every 10 years to count the population for representatives.
The US conducts a census of its population every 10 years, as mandated by the Constitution. Additionally, the US government also collects demographic data through surveys and other methods on a more frequent basis.
First off, it's spelled Census. And the word census means "an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals". Basically: the Census, taken every 5 years, takes a count of how many people are in the, United States, and how many people there are per state. The bigger the population, the more seats the state has in the House of Representatives.
A census is the procedure of systematically counting the members of a given population. In modern times the counting process has been expanded to include the acquisition and counting of other information about a population, including such things as size of home, number of people in the family, level of education, number of televisions in the home, etc., etc.
Every ten years we have a complete census of everyone who lives in the United States. This is mandated in the Constitution and is used to decide how many Representatives each state receives.