Survey methodology

Yesterday we talked about new data released by the Census Bureau, which shows that in 2008, single, childless women between the ages of 22 and 30 made more money than their male peers in major U.S. cities. Here are some listener responses.

Census workers have begun to go out into the streets to get an accurate number of homeless and itinerant citizens. Meanwhile, we go to India, as the country aims to get an accurate picture of their 1.2 billion citizens in the world’s biggest census.

You may have already received a letter notifying of the imminent arrival of your mandatory census questionnaire. But did you know that answering those questions is vitally important for the funding of local, regional and nationally funded programs?

Why do we need to complete the census? What does the federal government do with all the information that comes with it? And why does the Census include its particular categories around race and ethnicity?