Census every 10 years? A nationwide census is conducted in the United States every 10 years.

a. Give at least two reasons the United States takes a census only every 10 years.

b. What are reasons for taking the census at all?

c. The most commonly discussed characteristic learned from a census is the size of the population. However, other characteristics of the population are measured during each census. Using the Internet, report two such characteristics recorded during the 2010 U.S. census. (Hint: Visit the following website: www.census.gov/2010.census.)