Which of the following statements about the census is false? a. the census is used only to get an accurate population count. b. the united nations recommends that the census be taken every 10 years. c. the census is conducted via written questionnaires. d. the census gathers information about people and households, such as age, race, ethnicity, religion, and languages spoken.

The answer to the above question is option A - The census is used only to get an accurate population count.

This is not true because getting an accurate population count is NOT THE ONLY reason why a census is taken. Other information such as age, race ethnicity, religion, and languages spoken are also gathered during a census.

A) The census is used only to get an accurate population count.

Census is an official count or survey, especially of a population but it cannot be limited to the counting of people only. At national level census information is used to keep the record of health care, education, employment, transport, etc. It is used to determine the locations across the country where to build new schools, roads, health care facilities, child-care and senior center. The Census is also an important economic tool to find out the weak and strong hubs for economic growth.