The 2010 Decennial Census: Background and Issues

Williams, Jennifer D.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Government information;    Statistics;    Population statistics;    Census;   

RP-ID  :  R40551
RP-ID  :  R40551_2010Mar24

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The U.S. Constitution--Article 1, Section 2, clause 3, as modified by Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment--requires a population census every 10 years, to serve as the basis for reapportioning seats in the House of Representatives. Decennial census data also are used for within-state redistricting and in certain formulas that determine the annual distribution of more than $400 billion dollars in federal and state funds. This report discusses the major innovations that were planned for the 2010 census, problems encountered with the attempt to automate certain census field operations, the persistent differential census undercount of less advantaged groups in the population, and efforts to ensure an equitable census.