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A census taker is an employee of the US Census Bureau who uses a computer to ask scripted questions to occupants of addresses chosen by statistical sampling and algorithms. The data gathered is heavily encrypted, transmitted, and combined with data from many addresses so that meaningful statistics can be created. These statistics are used at all levels of government to make decisions that affect everyone. The most important duty of any Census Bureau employee is ensuring that all data gathered, including names and addresses, are confidential and only known by Census Bureau employees with a need to know. Even the name of the survey a participant was involved in is extremely confidential. Any violation or breach of this duty will probably result in huge fines and jail time.
For an example of the statistics created, go to census.gov and click on "American Factfinder". Different surveys create different statistics.
Susan Gutkowski
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∙ 12y agoit tells the government how many legal residents are in the country and what kinds there are.
In the United States it is used to apportion seats in the House of Representatives among the States. It is also used to apportion money from various programs among cities and localities.
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∙ 9y agoA census, done every 10 years in the USA is used to denote changes in population, Demographics and migration. It also can change how many electoral college votes a state gets.
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∙ 13y agocensus is used for money
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What is the census used for in government construction?
NACIS is the census that is used for government construction. This is used when building homes.
Where does census information go after it is taken?
A Census is taken every 10 years. It is used to have a poo.
How is census data collected and used?
information on the census was collected by enternet or by ask, Google,answers.com
What bureau of governments first used punch cards to collect data?
census
What government first used punch cards?
census
What methods are used to measure population sizes?
Census
What did the Romans use the census for?
The Romans used the census to keep track of the number of men that were of proper age for military duty.
Which is a primary source that can be used to acquire information about the population of the US in 1963?
the 1960 census records from the U.S. Census Bureau
How did the Census Bureau use the UNIVAC in a presidential election?
The UNIVAC I was used by the Census Bureau to predict the outcome of the 1952 presidential election.
What burearu government first used punch cards?
census
What is the survey used to determine population size called?
A census.
Is there a recognized abbreviation suffix or prefix for census as in 1841 census?
US censuses are done every ten years (1840, 1850, etc). I doubt you will find a census for 1841. To find abbreviations, suffixes, prefixes or other symbols used in the census forms, use Google to find census forms for the years you want (1840 census form, etc). Or you could Google "free census forms" and find websites where you can download blank census forms free of charge,
