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Utah man pushes for census to include veterans question

Ogden • The former head of the Utah Department of Veterans Affairs is pushing for the U.S. census to include a question about veterans next year.

The Standard-Examiner reported Saturday that Terry Schow wants a question about veterans status so the state can have a more accurate count.

The Vietnam veteran says current counts from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Census Bureau are likely missing a significant number of veterans.

According to the bureau, veteran status was pulled from the questionnaire in 2010. The bureau does collect data on veterans through three smaller surveys.