International Business News - Census http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Same-sex marriage is legal in two states, but not a single one will show up in the 2010 census. The Census Bureau says the federal Defense of Marriage Act bars the agency from recognizing gay marriages in the nation's 10-year count, even though the marriages are legal in Massachusetts and California. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/census-wont-recognize-gay-marriages-in-2010-count.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:02:19 EDT The Census Bureau said Wednesday it will fingerprint and conduct background checks on more than a half- million temporary workers who will go door to door for the 2010 count, at a cost that could exceed $300 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/census-to-fingerprint-more-than-500-000-workers.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:59:14 EDT Iraq's government announced on Tuesday that it will conduct a census next year in an effort to determine the real numbers of the country's religious and ethnic groups. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/iraq-plans-census.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:26:15 EDT Young Canadians entering the job market today are better educated, but they are earning comparatively less money than their parents did a generation ago, Canada's national statistics agency said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/census-results-young-canadians-earn-less-than-parents.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 10:39:30 EDT The Census Bureau has scaled back its dress rehearsal for the once-a-decade national head count, raising fears that thousands of soldiers, immigrants and other hard-to-reach people will go uncounted when the population survey is conducted in 2010. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/test-run-for-2010-census-is-scaled-back-worrying-experts.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:06:56 EDT The No. 2 official at the Census Bureau is stepping down amid criticism the agency bungled a technology contract, adding billions to the cost of the 2010 count while jeopardizing its accuracy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080423/census-official-steps-down-amid-criticism-over-contract.htm Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:56:14 EDT Tens of thousands of census takers fanned out across Sudan on Tuesday, beginning a key nationwide survey that could determine how political power, oil and other natural wealth are shared in the conflict-wracked country. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080422/sudan-begins-census-may-determine-how-oil-wealth-shared.htm Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:35:21 EDT The company hired to help modernize the 2010 census blamed government officials Wednesday for technology problems that will force census-takers to continue using paper and pencil. The Census Bureau ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080409/tech-problems-blamed-on-census-bureau.htm Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:15:13 EDT Stumbling over its multibillion-dollar plans for a high-tech census, the government says it will go back to counting the nation's 300 million people the old-fashioned way with paper and pencil. Hel... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/census-stumbles-over-high-tech-counters.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:15:51 EDT Stumbling over its multibillion-dollar plans for a high-tech census, the government says it will go back to counting the nation's 300 million people the old-fashioned way with paper and pencil. Hel... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/census-stumbles-over-hi-tech-counters.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:02:56 EDT Technology problems will force the Census Bureau to return to using paper and pencil to count the nation's 300 million residents in the 2010 census. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez (goo-tee-AYR... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/census-returns-to-paper-count.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:52:21 EDT San Francisco is challenging U.S. census figures after a study found the federal government undercounted city residents by almost 100,000. Mayor Gavin Newsom said Monday that the city will formally appeal the Census Bureau's 2007 estimate. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080331/sf-census-undercounted-city-by-100-000.htm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:28:45 EDT Four Texas metropolitan areas were among the biggest population gainers as Americans continued their trend of moving to the Sun Belt in 2006 and 2007, according to Census Bureau estimates to be released Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/36640-census-metro-pop.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080327/census-texas-is-the-hot-place-to-live.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080327/census-texas-is-the-hot-place-to-live.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:39:58 EDT Four Texas metropolitan areas were among the biggest population gainers as Americans continued their trend of moving to the Sun Belt in 2006 and 2007, according to Census Bureau estimates to be released Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080327/4-texas-cities-among-top-10-in-growth.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:01:09 EDT _The Constitution requires the census every 10 years to apportion seats in the House of Representatives. There are 435 members of the House, and the seats are divided among the states according to population. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080325/what-census-data-are-used-for.htm Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:42:17 EDT The U.S. government says the census is at "high risk" of producing an expensive yet unreliable count. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080325/tech-census-costs-accuracy-doubt.htm Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:43:31 EDT City leaders on Thursday said they plan to challenge a newly released Census Bureau estimate that put New Orleans' population at about 239,000, saying the figure is too low and could have major implications financially and in terms of perception as this tourist-dependent city continues to recover from Hurricane Katrina. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080321/n-o-officials-plan-census-challenge.htm Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:05:27 EDT This hurricane-ravaged city and neighboring St. Bernard Parish top a U.S. Census Bureau list of fast-growing counties released Thursday, but some local officials aren't happy that the agency estimated New Orleans' population to be less than 240,000. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080320/new-orleans-says-census-numbers-too-low.htm Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:03:54 EDT A U.N. agency will begin counting North Korea's population in October in its first census in the reclusive country in 15 years, a South Korean official said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080128/nkorea-to-allow-first-census-in-15-years.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:15:52 EST Fast-growing Southern states could gain nine new congressional seats after the 2010 census, largely at the expense of their neighbors to the north, judging from the latest government data. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080105/southern-states-could-gain-house-seats.htm Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:55:21 EST