Techniques for adding context to visualization

In high school, we spend most of our days with friends and immediate family. But then we get jobs, start a family, retire, and there’s a shift in who we spend our days with.

Only 15 people have done it, since you know, it’s not really easy to do. Here’s how and when they did it.

In the 1950s, less than 10% of families with children were single-parent. In 2022, among families with children, 31% were single-parent — more than three times as common.

As you get older, it might start to feel like everyone is getting younger around you. At what point are you older than the majority?