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OCR Page 1 of 72THE IMPORTANCE OF A FAIR AND ACCURATE CENSUS
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Improving the census shouldn't be a partisan issue. It's not about politics, it's about people. It's about
making sure every American really and literally counts. It's about gathering fair and accurate
information that we absolutely have to have if we're going to determine who we are and what we have to
do to prepare all our people for the 21st century. -- President Clinton, June 2, 1998
THERE IS A NEED FOR A FULL AND FAIR COUNT
According to the Census Bureau, the 1990 Census Missed 8.4 Million People and Double-
Counted 4.4 Million Others. While missing or miscounting so many people is a problem, the fact
that certain groups (such as children, the poor, people of color, city dwellers and people who live in
rural rental homes) were missed more often than others made the undercount even more inaccurate.
Nationally, 4.4% of African Americans were missed in the 1990 Census; 2.3% of Asians and Pacific
Islanders were undercounted; 5% of Latinos and persons of Hispanic origin were missed; and 12.2%
of Native Americans living on reservations were undercounted in 1990. With two million children
undercounted, kids had the highest undercount of all. In 1990, children made up approximately 26%
of the entire U.S. population, but made up 52% of those undercounted.
National Undercount Rates
OVERALL
1.6%
AFRICAN AMERICANS
4.4%
ASIANS & PACIFIC ISLANDERS
2.3%
HISPANICS
5.0%
NATIVE AMERICANS on Reservations
12.2%
CHILDREN
3.2%
WHY IS AN ACCURATE CENSUS so IMPORTANT?
The Decennial Census Provides Information That Is the Cornerstone of Knowledge about the
American People. It is the basis for virtually all demographic information used by educators, policy
makers, journalists, and community leaders. America relies on Census data everyday -- to determine
where to build more roads, hospitals, and child care centers. Federal, state and local governments use
Census data to decide which communities need more federal help for WIC, Head Start, seniors
nutrition programs, job training and other services. Businesses rely on Census data for marketing,
hiring, and expansion plans. Census data is used to reapportion Congressional seats and draw
legislative districts.
WORKING TO ENSURE A FAIR AND ACCURATE CENSUS
The Clinton Administration is working to ensure that Census 2000 is the most accurate census
possible using the best, most up-to-date scientific methods as recommended by the National Academy
of Sciences.
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