FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2000
Decennial Media Relations CB00-CN.54
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Census Director Casts Vote for 'Red, White and Blue'
in the Crayola Color Census 2000
Census Bureau Director Kenneth Prewitt today cast his ballot in the
Crayola Color Census 2000 at the Crayola.com web site, using the occasion
to suggest that a new color red, white and blue be added to the standard
range of available colors.
"I'm very pleased to see a census going on to determine America's
favorite Crayola crayon colors," Prewitt said. "Although my vote goes to
the colors red, white and blue, I'd like to see them make a crayon that is
part of each of these colors that represent America, just as the national
census makes sure all Americans are counted so they can be adequately
represented in Congress."
"We are honored that the director of the U.S. Census Bureau made his
favorite colors count in the Crayola Color Census 2000," said Mark Schwab,
president and CEO of Binney & Smith, maker of Crayola products. "Though we
are unable to grant his request for a new red, white and blue crayon at
this time, we are giving it special consideration. We are pleased Director
Prewitt has joined other Americans in supporting these patriotic hues with
his vote."
"Every child learns to fill in the lines of their drawings with
crayons," Prewitt noted, "just as we hope they will grow up knowing the
importance of filling in their census forms. The Crayola folks are to be
congratulated for their innovative effort to introduce America's children
to the important sciences of statistics, demography and geography that are
essential to the census."
Further information on Census 2000 is available at http://www.census.gov
and on Crayola Color Census 2000 at http://www.crayola.com. Results of the
crayon census will be announced January 31, 2001. The population totals
for the nation and each state will be announced by this December 31, as
required by law.
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