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.