The April 5th Time Magazine asked ten questions of Robert Groves, the Census director.
Some interesting questions and answers:
DO PEOPLE LIE? Research is clear that few people lie, but there are some interesting answers. Every decade, some people answer "human" in the question for race and that's probably not a lie.
WHY IS THE WORD NEGRO USED ON THE FORM? Studies show that an aging group of blacks use it comfortably. In 200, on the space for blacks, 50,000 people checked it and then wrote the word Negro.
WHY ONLY A ONE-PAGER THIS TIME? Noticed in 2000 Census, the return rate for the short form much higher than long form.
WHAT WAS THE RATIONALE FOR THE SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL? Spent $2.5 million on it, watched by the biggest audience in US TV history. Our purpose was to make people aware the Census was coming.
Interesting Stuff. --RoadDog
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