如今，到中国大陆工作、生活的外籍人士越来越多了。为了顺应这种变化，国家统计机关首次将外国人纳入中国大陆第6次人口普查范围。自5月10日起，外籍人口较多的北京市东城区东外大街社区和望京社区，将作为试点地区，接受入户调查。请看《中国日报》的报道：

       Foreigners and people from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan will, for the first time, be included in China's national census starting on November 1.

       According to a pilot census that kicked off in Beijing's two residential areas on Monday, information collected by the census will include name, age, nationality, reasons for coming to China, levels of education, profession, length of stay and place of residence in the last six months.

—— Excerpt from Census to include foreigners for 1st time

       “census”一词也适用于其他的调查统计情况。比如物种普查：

       A new record-breaking trees was discovered here in 2004 when Swedish researchers were carrying out a census of tree species.

—— Excerpt from Places to remember before they disappear - Europe

       或污染源普查：

       During the 12th Five-Year plan, we will broaden the definition of pollutants in line with the first national census of pollution sources released this February.

—— Excerpt from China to spend 83 bln yuan on emissions cuts in 2010

（来源：中国网学英语频道）