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The article focuses on a new Census Bureau report on economic conditions in the United States. According to the report, the nation's median household income rose slightly faster than inflation last year for the first time in six years. Statistics related to the report are reviewed. Census officials said that the number and percentage of those living at the poverty level has remained consistent. INSET: Still Behind '99.

Invoking the Census Bureau's own data and other evidence, New York City officials argued on Wednesday that the 2010 count had overlooked at least 50,000 residents of Brooklyn and Queens living in homes and apartments that the bureau incorrectly concluded were vacant. If they had been counted, they would have pushed the city's official population to more than 8.2 million, the Bloomberg administration said in submitting its formal challenge to the Census Bureau. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

SOMERVILLE, Mass. -- When they filled out the city's census forms this spring, the people of Somerville got a new question. On a scale of 1 to 10, they were asked, ''How happy do you feel right now?'' Officials here want this Boston suburb to become the first city in the United States to systematically track people's happiness. Like leaders in Britain, France and a few other places, they want to move beyond the traditional measures of success -- economic growth -- to promote policies that produce more than just material well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nearly one in three Americans failed to return their census questionnaires by Friday's official deadline, the Census Bureau said. More forms were expected to be received over the weekend. Census workers will not begin going door to door until May 1 to count people who did not return their questionnaires by mail. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Every household is supposed to have received the 10-question form, which the Census Bureau claims you can fill out in less time than it takes to cook a hard-boiled egg. After filling out the form and eating your egg, put the form in the mail - it is due back by April 15. If your form is not returned by then, a census taker will visit you in person to collect the data. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Thursday, April 1, 2010, was Census Day, the day of the population count that will serve as the national reference point for the next 10 years. While the official census delves into people's private worlds -- their lives behind closed doors -- The New York Times took a census of a different sort, one that captures New Yorkers in their everyday glory, filling the very public canvas that defines the city. Taking a page from the venerable Harper's Index, and a few from ''A Day in the Life of America,'' this flash census took a snapshot of gathering points in each of the five boroughs: a food court, a ferry, a cafe, a park, a bus. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

''Ni hao!'' the young volunteer exclaimed in Mandarin, greeting the stranger on the other side of an apartment door in Queens. First there was silence, but then the door cracked open, and the volunteer announced the reason for her visit. ''We want to talk to you about the census,'' the volunteer, Luzheng Huang, said. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The trend is buried deep in United States census data: seemingly minute deviations in the proportion of boys and girls born to Americans of Chinese, Indian and Korean descent. In those families, if the first child was a girl, it was more likely that a second child would be a boy, according to recent studies of census data. If the first two children were girls, it was even more likely that a third child would be male. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Official results for the next census will not be released for a few years. But it is never too early to predict how population changes might affect the makeup of Congress through the next reapportionment. A report released this week predicts significant changes in the makeup of the House of Representatives in the next decade that could see the South continuing to gain even more seats. The report cautioned that current economic factors could affect some of the population trends driving the most recent predictions. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Discusses the rise in the number of people without health insurance by 1.4 million in 2003 according to the U.S. Census. Impact of rising costs for coverage and a decrease in the number of workers participating in employer-sponsored health plans; Tendency for those without insurance to be younger people between the ages of 25 and 34; Proposal of new subsidies to extend insurance coverage to more of the population by presidential candidate John Kerry; Speculation that the presidential debates will focus on U.S. policy towards health insurance; Plans for an increase in health care costs in 2005.

Discusses how the U.S. Census Bureau issued a report on the increase of those living in poverty and without health insurance in 2003. Impact of the 2001 economic recession on median household incomes and the wage gap between men and women; Rise in poverty most dramatically among single-parent families; Role of the tax cuts imposed by President George W. Bush on stock market decline and recession; Shift away from anti-poverty programs imposed by the federal government; Lack of quality employment for those without college degrees.

Reports on an analysis of census data which suggests that homeowners in the Bronx and Brooklyn, New York, spend more of their income on housing than people anywhere else in the United States. Consideration of lower and moderate-income people; Suggestion that homeowners should pay no more than 28 percent of their income on mortgage payments; How credit is accessible; Costs of owner-occupied housing units.

Discusses how New York's leaders and power brokers are adjusting to the demographic realities confirmed by the figures released by the 2000 Census.

Reports on the high response from Hispanics and other minorities to the United States Census forms that were sent out in 2000. Percentage of households that replied by April 30; Increase which represents a reversal of the three-decade decline in the proportion of American households that responded; Figures which represent the effectiveness of the advertising campaign used by the Census Bureau.

Reports on the low response rate of residents of Hartford, Connecticut and Newark, New Jersey to the 2000 United States Census. Measurable decline in census response since 1990 in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut; Public-awareness campaign launched by the Census Bureau; Grants distributed by the US government based on population information; Cultural and language barriers to census response, and the reluctance of residents to respond to personal questions.

Reports on the United States Census Bureau's hiring of temporary census takers in New York City. Hourly wage; Educational requirements; The test that applicants are required to take.

Reports the unanimous August 24, 1998 decision of a United States court that the Census Bureau's plan to use statistical sampling to supplement the 2000 census violated US law. Justification for the use of statistical sampling; Groups which stood to gain from use of the technique; Use of census data to apportion House seats and draw boundaries for congressional districts; Favorable response of Republicans to the decision.

Comments on the United States census survey. The question of accuracy in counting Americans; The position of New York politicians, George Pataki and Alfonse D'Amato, on the methodology used; New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's efforts to modernize census taking methods; Conventional methods undercounting members of minority groups; Effect on redistricting and funding of Federal programs.

Reports that on August 5, 1998, the United States House of Representatives voted to finance six months of preparations for the year 2000 census. Why only six month were alloted for financing; Defeat of a Democratic measure that would finance the Census Bureau's activities in preparation for the 2000 census; Highlights of the legislative debate surrounding the census.