Exploring the success of US airline safety post-2009 and public perceptions, this chapter discusses fear of flying, rationality versus anxiety, and the influence of news events. It then shifts to changes in US Census race and ethnicity survey designs, emphasizing the impact on data and its implications for legislative redistricting.
In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, Galen and the crew talk about air travel and how Americans feel about flying in a game of “Guess What Americans Think.” They also weigh if the U.S. Census Bureau’s new way of collecting data on race and ethnicity is a “good or bad use of polling.” Later in the episode, they pivot to discuss the Supreme Court's hearing on restrictions surrounding the abortion medication mifepristone, and explore the challenges third-party candidates face in getting on the ballot.
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