Census 2010: Number of same sex married couples inflated by 160% (federal government, federal, officials)

[DRob4JC]

Federal government inflated census figures for same-sex married couples

The 2010 census overestimated the number of households with same-sex married couples by more than 160%, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Tuesday.

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The inconsistency apparently occurred because residents may have checked the wrong box when responding to questions about their relationship to the householder and the sex of each person living there.

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The 2010 census first reported that there were 349,377 same-sex married-couple households and 552,620 same-sex unmarried-partner households across the country.

On Tuesday officials said they had revised the count to 131,729 same-sex married-couple and 514,735 same-sex unmarried-partner households.

It's always someone else's fault, isn't it?

[EinsteinsGhost]

How exactly does this bode with the accusation of data being deliberately inflated?

[DRob4JC]

Originally Posted by EinsteinsGhost

How exactly does this bode with the accusation of data being deliberately inflated?

The red above was not in the above post.

The census people could have made a mistake - but they always look at others making a mistake first. That's all.

[EinsteinsGhost]

Originally Posted by DRob4JC

The red above was not in the above post.

The census people could have made a mistake - but they always look at others making a mistake first. That's all.

Why no mention of "mistake" in the title? Usage of "inflated by 160%" points at accusation, not a "misreporting" or "mistake".

[DRob4JC]

Originally Posted by EinsteinsGhost

Why no mention of "mistake" in the title? Usage of "inflated by 160%" points at accusation, not a "misreporting" or "mistake".

Did you see the title of the article? E-mail the author and leave me alone with this nonsense.

[Nomander]

Originally Posted by DRob4JC

Federal government inflated census figures for same-sex married couples



It's always someone else's fault, isn't it?

Which is why when they showed to my door, I sent them packing. We already knew they were going to make up whatever they wanted anyway.

[RCCCB]

No big deal, they just over inflated the number by 40%.

[AeroGuyDC]

Better to ask for forgiveness than for permission. By putting out the wrong number, the cat was let out of the bag. They know that. The American people only know of the erroneous number, but how many actually know of the substantially revised number? You can't put toothpaste back in the tube. It's part an parcel of the Gay Agenda that infests our country. This is no small mistake.

[roysoldboy]

Originally Posted by DRob4JC

Federal government inflated census figures for same-sex married couples



It's always someone else's fault, isn't it?

Maybe that question was a bit too tough to interpret for many people. Also, we know the movement was hot and heavy then and many of those things could have been purposely filled in wrong.

[Majin]

What is the point of this thread?