Bar Chart – Chart Types

Two kinds of bar charts

Michael Correll describes two kinds of bar charts in the world. The first…

College Admission Rates for U.S. Schools Compared

See how your college's selectivity ranks against the rest.

Where the Time Goes with Age

We get 24 hours in a day. How do we spend this time? How does our time use change as we get older and priorities shift?

Who is Sleeping, by Age and Time

Sleepy time varies as responsibilities shift.

Sleep Hours and Feeling Rested

Two-thirds of adults get at least 7 hours of sleep. I am not in that two-thirds.

Feeling Rested with Age

How much you sleep each night matters, but more importantly, it's about the quality and if you feel rested when you wake up.

Commonness of Races in Different Occupations

Some occupations are more race-dominant than others. This is the percentage of employed persons 16 years and older who are a given race or ethnicity for each.

Young Money

We often associate high income with older people, but young people can also earn higher incomes. Let's see what those people studied and what they do for a living.

Attitudes towards tipping in the U.S.

Tipping seems to be in a confusing spot right now. On the one…

Jobs with Higher Income and Fewer Hours

So people earn a six-figure income without working all the time. What do they do?

Billion dollar natural disasters

For Bloomberg, Rachael Dottle and Leslie Kaufman go with the combo stacked area…

Oldest and Youngest, by State

States aren't uniformly young and old. Well, other than Maine. This is the breakdown by age group and regions.

Renting vs. Owning a Home, by State

Among households in the United States, 68% are owned and 32% are rented, based on estimates from the American Community Survey in 2021. That breakdown isn't uniform across the country though.