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Independent census research in politicised statistical environments
Why parallel, civic-grade demographic research matters — and how independent census methodology can complement official statistics without replacing them.
For Demographers, statisticians, civil-rights lawyers, media
Official census programmes in Australia and the United States remain essential — and inherently political. Question design, release cadence, geographic aggregation and funding cycles all shape what democracies can know about themselves.
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