Scheduling of the 2000 Decennial Census
GGD-99-32R
Published: Feb 01, 1999. Publicly Released: Feb 01, 1999.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO studied the impact of delaying the 2000 Decennial Census and options to ensure its success, focusing on: (1) the basis for the scheduling of Census Day and the timeframe for reporting population counts to the President, Congress, and the states; and (2) the requirements driving states' needs for census data by specific dates.
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