Data Underload
People worry about data overload. Fooey. Charts and musings by Nathan Yau.
Who we choose to spend our days with
Given the season, I wondered about the time we spend with others and who we spend our limited hours with.
Who earns a higher salary than you and the jobs they work
Is your salary high, low, or somewhere in the middle? What do people with higher salaries than you do for a living?
How Men and Women Spend Their Days
Women and men tend to spend their days differently in the United States. Varying responsibilities and priorities will do that.
What Qualifies as Middle-Income in Each State
Here is how middle-income varies across the states and the country overall, by household size.
Cost of Living, by State and Spending Category
The cost of living varies across the United States, depending on what you're buying. See the differences in this chart.
How Much Alcohol Americans Drink
Just under half of adults in the United States said they had an alcoholic beverage in the past 30 days. Does this change for various groups?
Multi-year itch
The seven-year itch suggests that people grow dissatisfied with marriage and long-term relationships…
Most common use of time throughout the day, by age and sex
See how common activities were for a given time of day, age, and sex.
Marital Status Shifts in the United States
People stay single longer, marry later, divorce less, and widow older.
Fireworks-related emergency department visits
You might be surprised that the combination of beer and fireworks doesn't always work out.
Relationships outside an appropriate age range
People tend to marry or partner with those closer to their age. However, some venture outside the typical range.
Married by When
Because everyone who is 30 years and older loves getting asked when they're going to settle down and get married.
American Crying
People cry for different reasons and some tend to cry more than others. What makes people cry the most?
Stock Market Recovery Time, a Long-Term Perspective
Households are seeing the value of their savings decrease significantly over a short period of time. Now seems like a good time to take the long-term point of view.
