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Why might a census age be unreliable?

People sometimes gave wrong ages.

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  1. Ages were always exact
  2. People sometimes gave wrong ages ✔
  3. Census takers never wrote ages

Why: Census ages can be inaccurate because people guessed or rounded them.

Huh, didn't know that: Census ages can be inaccurate because people guessed or rounded them.

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Census ages are not always up to date!
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Answer: People sometimes gave wrong ages. Census ages can be inaccurate because people guessed or rounded them.

  1. Genealogy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genealogy
    Census returns are notoriously unreliable for ages
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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