Each month, the census bureau mails survey forms to 250,000 households asking questions about the people living in the household and about such things as motor vehicles and housing costs. Telephone calls are made to households that don't return the form. In one month, responses were obtained from 240,000 of the households contacted. Reference: Ref 8-1 The population of interest is

A. the residents in the suburb that support the new recreation center.

B. the 250,000 households contacted.

C. only U. S. households with phones.

D. all U. S. households.

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13 November, 02:13

Each month, the census bureau mails survey forms to 250,000 households asking questions about the people living in the household and about such things as motor vehicles and housing costs. Telephone calls are made to households that don't return the form. In one month, responses were obtained from 240,000 of the households contacted. Reference: Ref 8-1 The population of interest is

A. the residents in the suburb that support the new recreation center.

B. the 250,000 households contacted.

C. only U. S. households with phones.

D. all U. S. households.

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Lynx · Answer 1

Option D is correct. All US households are among the population of interest.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Census bureau is a national body in the U. S. and they do the survey of 250000 different households monthly. The surveys go out to all corners of the U. S. depending on which part of the nation is doing the survey next.

It shows that the entire U. S. population is of interest to the census bureau.