Those adjusted figures would give Fielder a more realistic annual average value of $7,593,884 to $7,397,454 for Bonds.

But if the adjusted figures are released, there is nothing to bar most states from using them instead of the official census numbers.

January's adjusted figure showed a fall of nine-tenths of a percent.

The adjusted figure of 51,092 registrations during the month was 12.2 percent above the level of a year earlier.

Its population grew 7.38 percent, to 8.41 million, faster than it had in the 1980's, according to comparisons using the adjusted 1990 figures.

The use of adjusted figures is used in undertaking some forms of economic analysis.

The use of adjusted figures would probably benefit Democrats.

But Mr. Weiss declined to say what the adjusted figure would be.

The adjusted 1990 figures were based on a second detailed survey of 170,000 households conducted several months after the original census was completed.

Under the adjusted figures, she said, an accurate population count for the nation would be "between 253 million and 254 million" people.