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Certainly, last year we did an episode about the census and sampling versus a direct statistic. You just said the word 'census,' and people fall asleep.

~Aaron Sorkin

Topics: About Asleep Census Certainly Did Direct Episode Fall Just Last Last Year People Said Sampling Statistic Versus Word Year You

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Republicans and blacks had an unlikely alliance around 'max black' after the 1990 census. By concentrating black voters in some districts, the strategy elected a record number of black congressmen in 1992. But the remaining 'bleached' districts were more likely to elect white Republicans.

~Adam Cohen

Topics: After Alliance Around Black Blacks Census Concentrating Districts Elect Elected Had Likely Max More Number Record Remaining Republicans Some Strategy Unlikely Voters Were White

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With the removal of questions about gayness and transgender status in the Census, we really stand to lose a lot of the progress that has been made, and certainly not to make further progress. In order to have a fair system, you need a system you can measure.

~Andrew Solomon

Topics: About Been Census Certainly Fair Further Lose Lot Made Make Measure Need Order Progress Questions Really Removal Stand Status System Transgender You

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I hope all of you are going to fill out your census form when it comes in the mail next month. If you don't return the form the area you live in might get less government money and you wouldn't want that to happen, would you.

~Andy Rooney

Topics: Area Census Fill Form Get Going Government Happen Hope Less Live Mail Might Money Month Next Out Return Want Would You Your

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I don't think the government is out to get me or help someone else get me but it wouldn't surprise me if they were out to sell me something or help someone else sell me something. I mean, why else would the Census Bureau want to know my telephone number?

~Andy Rooney

Topics: Bureau Census Else Get Government Help Know Me Mean Number Out Sell Someone Something Surprise Telephone Think Want Were Why Would

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The long view of the Census bureau allows some changes that are taken for granted to be studied in more detail. Everyone knows, for example, that people get married later than they used to.

~Bill Dedman

Topics: Bureau Census Changes Detail Everyone Example For Example Get Get Married Granted Knows Later Long Married More People Some Studied Taken Taken For Granted Than Used View

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Census data influences decisions made from Main Street to Wall Street, in Congress and with the Federal Reserve. Not to mention, the American people who look to, and trust, the data the government releases on our nation's unemployment, state of our economy, and health insurance coverage.

~Blake Farenthold

Topics: American American People Census Congress Coverage Data Decisions Economy Federal Federal Reserve Government Health Health Insurance Influences Insurance Look Made Main Main Street Mention Nation Our People Release Reserve State Street Trust Unemployment Wall Wall Street Who

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My subcommittee will be thoroughly investigating this issue and demanding answers from Census officials on allegations that the Census Bureau is changing the wording of survey questions used to determine our nation's annual report on health insurance coverage.

~Blake Farenthold

Topics: Annual Answers Bureau Census Changing Coverage Demanding Determine Health Health Insurance Insurance Investigating Issue Nation Officials Our Questions Report Survey Thoroughly Used Will

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The census should not be political.

~Blake Farenthold

Topics: Census Political Should

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I struck upon this kind of crazy idea that I was going to go to New York and stop 10,000 people on the streets and take their portrait and create kind of a photographic census of the city.

~Brandon Stanton

Topics: Census City Crazy Create Go Going Idea Kind New New York People Photographic Portrait Stop Streets Struck Take York

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