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                          - When did the U.S. Census Bureau begin using statistical sampling?
                          - Why do the schedules used in the 1790-1820 censuses differ?
                          - When did the U.S. Census Bureau begin collecting housing data?
                          - Have census records always been confidential?
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                          - When was Puerto Rico first included in a census of the United States?
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## When did the U.S. Census Bureau begin collecting housing data?

The Census Bureau began collecting housing data as part of the decennial census beginning in 1940.

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