This week, the U.S. Census to count everyone who lives in the country started in a small Alaska town called Toksook Bay. The count starts in Alaska for several reasons. Traveling to some of the places there is difficult. In the winter, when the ground is very cold, census workers can travel more easily. Census workers are also more likely to find people at home in the winter. In the spring and summer, Alaskans may be away from home fishing, hunting or doing warm-weather jobs. The U.S. government has done a census every ten years, beginning in 1790. This year’s has some new ways to answer the survey, and new questions about one’s ancestors. In the past, the census had only had one choice for ethnicity, such as “White,” “Black,” “Indian” or "Other." The 2020 form allows people to claim more than one ethnicity.
Title: Counting Americans Begins in Alaska
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difficult.</span> <span data-start-time='18958' data-end-time='26625'>In the winter, when the ground is very cold, census workers can travel more easily.</span> <span data-start-time='26625' data-end-time='32375'>Census workers are also more likely to find people at home in the winter.</span> <span data-start-time='32375' data-end-time='41625'>In the spring and summer, Alaskans may be away from home fishing, hunting or doing warm-weather jobs.</span> <span data-start-time='41625' data-end-time='48792'>The U.S. government has done a census every ten years, beginning in 1790.</span> <span data-start-time='48792' data-end-time='57167'>This year’s has some new ways to answer the survey, and new questions about one’s ancestors.</span> <span data-start-time='57167' data-end-time='66875'>In the past, the census had only had one choice for ethnicity, such as “White,” “Black,” “Indian” or "Other."</span> <span data-start-time='66875' data-end-time='72375'>The 2020 form allows people to claim more than one ethnicity.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3903/cen.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=14313 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3903/what_does_census_mean.wav'>What does census mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the process of 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