Census Bureau Establishes National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Othe

[SandraJane]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  FRIDAY, OCT. 12, 2012

Census Bureau Establishes National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/miscellaneous/cb12-195.html

The U.S. Census Bureau announced today the establishment of the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations. The Census Bureau has also named the committee's members and leadership.

The National Advisory Committee will advise the Census Bureau on a wide range of variables that affect the cost, accuracy and implementation of the Census Bureau's programs and surveys, including the once-a-decade census. The committee, which is comprised of 32 members from multiple disciplines, will advise the Census Bureau on topics such as housing, children, youth, poverty, privacy, race and ethnicity, as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other populations.

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