Same-Sex Marriages Pose Challenge for 2010 Census
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (July 06, 2009)
Author: Haya El Nasser Usa Today
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The Census Bureau faces logistical challenges next year in classifying legally married same-sex couples as married.
The agency has said that the 2010 Census will report the number of married same-sex couples for the first time, a decision that thrills gay-rights advocates. It may seem like a simple change, but adjusting how the Census tallies people is not a simple matter, requiring everything from redesigning computer programs to testing accuracy.Same-Sex Marriages Pose Challenge for 2010 Census
"The census questionnaire has not evolved as quickly as America has," says Nick Kimball, spokesman for the Commerce Department, which over...
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