Hungary's President Wants Religion Questions On 2011 Census

Hungary's President Laszlo Solyom has refused to sign a bill passed by Parliament to govern Hungary's scheduled 2011 census. According to MTI today, the President sent the bill back to lawmakers to eliminate the the ban on asking census questions regarding health status or religion. The 2001 census included questions on these issues. Solyom says the information is important and that the census should be consistent to facilitate comparisons.