Episode 59: The Census

<p>In this episode: What is the census, and why does it matter? How is it conducted? How are difficult to reach populations counted? What kind of questions are asked, and how are they determined? Our guest is <a href="http://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/data-maps/nyc-population.page" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joseph Salvo</a>, director of the population division at the New York City Planning Department.</p> <p>For more on the census, check out the segment <a href="http://www.wnyc.org/story/save-our-census/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Save Our Census"</a> from On The Media, and <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/08/03/541142339/heres-why-the-census-started-counting-latinos-and-how-that-could-change-in-2020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this episode</a>from the podcast Code Switch.</p>