27 Quotes About Census

It is ... a complicated, challenging task. But the alternative is to just ignore them -- is to say, 'Well, even though we didn't count them and we know they are part of the United States, since we don't know where to put them, we'll just sort of leave them off the census rolls. That strikes us as a social injustice.

There's more information on your driver's license than on the census short form.

The census is a scientific effort. We know that a census number is an estimate. It's not the truth,

Census 2000 did not do a good job with group quarters, but they have a major impact, particularly in small towns.

In Connecticut, because of our extremes of wealth, you can't rely on census data.

It's very difficult to census turkeys. It's a nut we've been trying to crack for quite a while.

The census shows the population is in a declining phase.

There are some who complain that there is not enough food grain. But I put the argument that at the moment we use 2000 census population figures and require 50-55 million tonnes for distribution.

The Census provides highs that are too low and lows that are too high. In effect, the Census income estimates artificially reduce the gap between the wealthiest and poorest Connecticut towns.