Comments on: What America spends on food and drink http://flowingdata.com/2010/05/13/what-america-spends-on-food-and-drink/ Strength in Numbers Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:35:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: What do we spend on food? | EquityBlog http://flowingdata.com/2010/05/13/what-america-spends-on-food-and-drink/#comment-45154 What do we spend on food? | EquityBlog Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:31:05 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=8225#comment-45154 [...] fascinating chart looking at the amount of money various cities spend on food (dining out and groceries) in a given [...] [...] fascinating chart looking at the amount of money various cities spend on food (dining out and groceries) in a given [...]

]]> By: Pete http://flowingdata.com/2010/05/13/what-america-spends-on-food-and-drink/#comment-45092 Pete Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:45:31 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=8225#comment-45092 I was on vacation, so I am late to this one, but I found it interesting and had to comment. The data sources for this infographic are cloudy and the methods are hidden. Yawn. I find this interesting, b/c my Master's project analyzed retail opportunities in Detroit. As part of the analysis we conducted an analysis at the city level examining the demand (using expected consumer expenditures by income level) and supply (using sales from the Economic Census). Our results indicated that on average Detroiters spend 50 cents of every dollar outside Detroit. Since the methods of bundle are not clear, it is impossible to carefully criticize their calculations, but I wager that they did not sufficiently account for the spending of Detroit residents beyond 8 Mile. Also, they mention a reliance upon credit card data. This clearly will not accurately reflect the spending of poor residents. I guess graphics trump transparent analysis. Oh well. :( I was on vacation, so I am late to this one, but I found it interesting and had to comment.

The data sources for this infographic are cloudy and the methods are hidden. Yawn.

I find this interesting, b/c my Master’s project analyzed retail opportunities in Detroit. As part of the analysis we conducted an analysis at the city level examining the demand (using expected consumer expenditures by income level) and supply (using sales from the Economic Census).

Our results indicated that on average Detroiters spend 50 cents of every dollar outside Detroit. Since the methods of bundle are not clear, it is impossible to carefully criticize their calculations, but I wager that they did not sufficiently account for the spending of Detroit residents beyond 8 Mile. Also, they mention a reliance upon credit card data. This clearly will not accurately reflect the spending of poor residents.

I guess graphics trump transparent analysis. Oh well. :(

]]> By: Jon Eric http://flowingdata.com/2010/05/13/what-america-spends-on-food-and-drink/#comment-44666 Jon Eric Thu, 27 May 2010 23:18:40 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=8225#comment-44666 Dang it, now every time I want to eat at Torchy's, all I'll be able to think about will be this chart! Dang it, now every time I want to eat at Torchy’s, all I’ll be able to think about will be this chart!

]]> By: dave http://flowingdata.com/2010/05/13/what-america-spends-on-food-and-drink/#comment-44569 dave Wed, 26 May 2010 20:13:19 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=8225#comment-44569 What years were the pop data and dining data taken from? The population of Austin MSA has gron from 1.25 million in 2000 to 1.7 million in 2009. Depending on where you're getting your data, that's a big change in the denominator. What years were the pop data and dining data taken from? The population of Austin MSA has gron from 1.25 million in 2000 to 1.7 million in 2009. Depending on where you’re getting your data, that’s a big change in the denominator.

]]> By: Your Health Centers » Blog Archive » Poll: Do You Spend too Much on Food? http://flowingdata.com/2010/05/13/what-america-spends-on-food-and-drink/#comment-44540 Your Health Centers » Blog Archive » Poll: Do You Spend too Much on Food? Wed, 26 May 2010 07:25:44 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=8225#comment-44540 [...] Couldn’t find your city? Here’s a great chart showing The Top 100. [...] [...] Couldn’t find your city? Here’s a great chart showing The Top 100. [...]

]]> By: Poll: Do You Spend too Much on Food? | Community Health Now http://flowingdata.com/2010/05/13/what-america-spends-on-food-and-drink/#comment-44539 Poll: Do You Spend too Much on Food? | Community Health Now Wed, 26 May 2010 07:03:52 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=8225#comment-44539 [...] Couldn’t find your city? Here’s a great chart showing The Top 100. [...] [...] Couldn’t find your city? Here’s a great chart showing The Top 100. [...]

]]> By: halli http://flowingdata.com/2010/05/13/what-america-spends-on-food-and-drink/#comment-44440 halli Sat, 22 May 2010 16:33:21 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=8225#comment-44440 It's based on credit and debit card data; cash transactions aren't included. This will introduce tons of bias, I suspect, particularly in comparing dining out with grocery spending. It’s based on credit and debit card data; cash transactions aren’t included. This will introduce tons of bias, I suspect, particularly in comparing dining out with grocery spending.

]]> By: Links 5/21/10 « Johnsenclan http://flowingdata.com/2010/05/13/what-america-spends-on-food-and-drink/#comment-44406 Links 5/21/10 « Johnsenclan Fri, 21 May 2010 17:21:02 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=8225#comment-44406 [...] What different cities in the U.S. spend on groceries and eating out [...] [...] What different cities in the U.S. spend on groceries and eating out [...]

]]> By: What America spends on food and drink | InfoGraphicsFyi http://flowingdata.com/2010/05/13/what-america-spends-on-food-and-drink/#comment-44362 What America spends on food and drink | InfoGraphicsFyi Thu, 20 May 2010 21:06:51 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=8225#comment-44362 [...] before you jump to any conclusions about what city has the fattest citizens, there are plenty Read Original Story here Latest stories from FlowingDataTour of advanced visualization techniquesTwitwee the [...] [...] before you jump to any conclusions about what city has the fattest citizens, there are plenty Read Original Story here Latest stories from FlowingDataTour of advanced visualization techniquesTwitwee the [...]

]]> By: Tony Lee http://flowingdata.com/2010/05/13/what-america-spends-on-food-and-drink/#comment-44352 Tony Lee Thu, 20 May 2010 16:35:32 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=8225#comment-44352 Another comment is that grocery prices vary considerably throughout the country. $4K in New York City buys considerably less than $4K in San Antonio, for example. We would need to take this into account when comparing grocery expenditures between cities. The same thing is true on a smaller scale for restaurant pricing (e.g. San Antonio is considerably less than NYC). I wonder if grocery prices and restaurant prices are highly correlated (probably so). If not, you could misread some of these charts. Another comment is that grocery prices vary considerably throughout the country. $4K in New York City buys considerably less than $4K in San Antonio, for example. We would need to take this into account when comparing grocery expenditures between cities. The same thing is true on a smaller scale for restaurant pricing (e.g. San Antonio is considerably less than NYC). I wonder if grocery prices and restaurant prices are highly correlated (probably so). If not, you could misread some of these charts.

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