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GWU ensures 100% in the 2010 Census

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Students living on campus at George Washington University can rest assured that they will be counted in the 2010 Census, as the university will provide their information to the Census Bureau for them, according to an independent student newspaper.

The solution came from the D.C. West Census Office in an attempt to ensure 100% towards the census and to eliminate the need for enumerators to enter dorms.

Campus officials also added that student information would be provided anonymously to avoid privacy concerns, and that federal enumerators will fill out forms for the students.

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