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‘Sometimes quiet battles about bureaucratic process matter as much as noisy posturing in Congress’
White Americans account for less than 60 per cent of the US population for the first time on record
Once-a-decade survey underlines influence of sunbelt while New York and California each lose a seat
A lack of reliable statistics on health and political views risks erasing some communities
Today may have similarities with the Roaring Twenties but remember bust can follow boom
Once-a-decade survey was set to continue until October 31 due to the pandemic
Trump administration directs headcount to end within a week instead of October 31
Thousands of workers go door-to-door without the authority to ask interviewees to put on masks
‘We all need to find ways to uphold civil society and democracy right now — and the census is a cornerstone of this’
Data continue to show disparities in income and health insurance coverage
There is nothing in American history to suggest a plural society must be a fractious one
Executive order seeks all citizenship information currently in government databases
Donald Trump’s insistence on a citizenship question threatens next year’s count
Disclosure comes as Donald Trump demands inclusion in 2020 population survey
White House told to provide a better explanation for adding citizenship question
Dispute over census threatens wider disillusionment with US politics
Latest move ratchets up battle between White House and Democrats over 2020 census
From John Maron Abowd, US Census Bureau, Washington DC, US
So much information is available that anonymous survey participants can be identified
Ruling says commerce secretary Wilbur Ross violated the law and ‘public trust’
Data seized upon by Republicans but figures show little change in poverty rate
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