Data Underload

People worry about data overload. Fooey. Charts and musings by Nathan Yau.

How Much Time We Spend Alone and With Others

Oftentimes what we're doing isn't so important as who we're spending our time with.

Who We Spend Time with as We Get Older

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.

Social Media Usage by Age

Here's the breakdown by age for American adults in 2021, based on data from the Pew Research Center.

Literacy Scores by Country, in Reading, Math, and Science

See how your country compares.

Who Takes Care of the Kids, By Household Income

Higher income usually means more childcare, and lower income usually means less.

Oldest, Youngest, and Middle Children, in Differently Sized U.S. Households

I looked at the percentages of people with a given number of kids in the family and the order they were born.

Change in Common Household Types in the U.S.

In the 1970s, the most common household type in the U.S. was a married couple with kids. Things are different now.

Trendiest Baby Name Every Year Since 1930, in the U.S.

Baby names gain sudden popularity for various reasons. See how it's changed over the years.

Age of Moms When Kids are Born

It's a wide range, based on data from the National Center for Health Statistics.

How Much Americans Make

Median income only tells you where the middle is. The distributions of income are a lot more interesting.

What People Spend Most of Their Money On, By Income Group, Relatively Speaking

More money on average means bigger houses, more expensive cars, and fancier restaurants. But what if you look at relative spending instead of total dollars?

Most Common Daily Routines

We all have our routines, but from person-to-person, the daily schedule changes a lot depending on your responsibilities.

How Much Women and Men Work

This chart shows the shifts since 1960.

Television Genres Over Time

Here's how the distribution of genres has changed since 1945 up to present.

How the Longest Running Shows Rated Over Episodes

Most television shows don't get past the first season, but there are some that manage to stick around. These are the 175 longest running shows on IMDb that have ratings.