Changes

"The 2010 census has an innovative design, resulting in a census that will differ from its predecessor to a very substantial degree."<ref>http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12524&page=55</ref>  So many changes could easily open a new loophole for manipulation, and it's important that we analyze these changes carefully.  There are four major design differences between the 2000 and 2010 censuses.

"The 2010 census has an innovative design, resulting in a census that will differ from its predecessor to a very substantial degree."<ref>http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12524&page=55</ref>  So many changes could easily open a new loophole for manipulation, and it's important that we analyze these changes carefully.  There are four major design differences between the 2000 and 2010 censuses.

First, the 2010 census will be a '''"Short-Form Only Census"'''.  "For the first time since 1930, there will be no "long form." The lengthier survey previously has gone to one in every six households and asked about everything from property taxes and indoor plumbing to education, ancestry and commuting patterns."<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2007-04-29-census_N.htm</ref>  "Every household in 2010 will get a shorter Census form, as required by the Constitution. This "short form" asks all members of every household their gender, age, race, ethnicity, relationship to the head of household and whether the home is owned or rented."<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2007-04-29-census_N.htm</ref>

First, the 2010 census will be a '''"Short-Form Only Census"'''.  "For the first time since 1930, there will be no "long form." The lengthier survey previously has gone to one in every six households and asked about everything from property taxes and indoor plumbing to education, ancestry and commuting patterns."<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2007-04-29-census_N.htm</ref>  "Every household in 2010 will get a shorter Census form, as required by the Constitution. This "short form" asks all members of every household their gender, age, race, ethnicity, relationship to the head of household and whether the home is owned or rented."<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2007-04-29-census_N.htm</ref>

Second, the 2010 system will use an '''updated version of the MAF/TIGER system'''.  As described by the Census Bureau, "The MAF, or Master Address File, is designed to be a complete and current list of all addresses and locations where people live or work, covering an estimated 115 million residences, as well as 60 million businesses and other structures in the U.S. The TIGER® portion of the project is a digital database that identifies the type, location and name of streets, rivers, railroads and other geographic features, and geospatially defines their relationships to each other, to the MAF addresses, and to numerous other entities."<ref>http://www.census.gov/geo/mod/maftiger.html</ref>  The improvements to the databases will include:

Second, the 2010 system will use an '''updated version of the MAF/TIGER system'''.  As described by the Census Bureau, "The MAF, or Master Address File, is designed to be a complete and current list of all addresses and locations where people live or work, covering an estimated 115 million residences, as well as 60 million businesses and other structures in the U.S. The TIGER® portion of the project is a digital database that identifies the type, location and name of streets, rivers, railroads and other geographic features, and geospatially defines their relationships to each other, to the MAF addresses, and to numerous other entities."<ref>http://www.census.gov/geo/mod/maftiger.html</ref>  The improvements to the databases will include: