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USAFacts defends census demographic questions
USAFacts urges Commerce Department to keep race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation questions in decennial census.
In brief
USAFacts urges Commerce Department to keep race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation questions in decennial census. USAFacts argues for maintaining race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation questions in the decennial census after Commerce Department proposed banning them. Originally reported by USAFacts.
USAFacts response to census rules
USAFacts submitted a comment letter to the Commerce Department about proposed rules banning race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation questions from the decennial census.
Public demand for demographic data
More than one-in-four US-based Google searches for 'US population' ask for race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation data.
Why demographic data matters
Disaggregating census data by race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation makes it more useful for Americans to understand their communities.
USAFacts' call to action
USAFacts says the Commerce Department's data is stronger when it serves all Americans including those from diverse backgrounds.
What matters most
USAFacts argues for maintaining race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation questions in the decennial census after Commerce Department proposed banning them.
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