Here’s Where US Women Are Beating Men
A new map shows the American landscape gets pinker and pinker as we age, with women outliving men in most parts of the country. Using data from the U.S. Census, Dadaviz’s Jishai Evers created a map that starts off more blue (for males) than pink (for females). Statistics show the chances of being born male in […]
What It Takes to be a ‘Real’ American
More than anything, an overwhelming majority of Americans — 89 percent — think speaking English is critical to being “truly” American. “I think it comes down to perceived cultural threat that immigrants present to changing American culture,” said Dan Cox, research director at the Public Religion Research Institute, which conducted a survey on the subject. […]
What Your Name Says About Your Age, Politics
In the United States, your name apparently says a lot about you, and data scientists are digging into the details. They’ve come up with ways to mine information and statistics to determine what your moniker says about your age, where you live, your profession and even what your politics are. The Washington Post‘s Wonkblog gathered […]
Diversity Explosion! Minorities Become Majority in 78 US Counties
From 2000 to 2013, minorities became the majority in 78 counties in the United States, with many of those demographic shifts occurring in California, the South, and along the East Coast, according an analysis conducted by the Pew Research Center. It’s a shift in keeping with what demographers expect. “In 2044, most of the United […]