The problem is that the census data reported today comes from the Census
2000 Supplementary Survey.  This survey comes from a sampling separate from
the normal census.  The sample size is smaller than it should be to be
strongly statistically significant, it does not necessarily correlate with
other data, and it does not include the whole metro area.  It was conducted
as a test for future widespread use.  Most of the folks in the demographic
circles are warning not to put a lot of weight on this data because of these
problems.

Carol Becker
Longfellow

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