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...Census...
...census occurs once every 10 years, as mandated by the Constitution. Its purpose is to provide a complete count of all individuals living in America, regardless of race, age, nationality or citizenship status...
This year's census includes a number of changes from 1990, when the census was last administered...
Audrey Dolar Tejada, media specialist of the Boston regional census office, says the effort this year is "multicultural and multilingual [to] reflect the changing face of America...
...only common civic institution," she says. "All classes, all racial groups [participate]. The census makes no distinction if you are a citizen...