Data Underload

Seeing How Much We Ate Over the Years

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by Nathan Yau / June 8, 2021 / Data Underload, diet, Food, USDA

How long will chicken reign supreme? Who wins between lemon and lime? Is nonfat ice cream really ice cream? Does grapefruit ever make a comeback? Find out in these charts.Read More

Jobs that Marry Together

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by Nathan Yau / May 26, 2021 / Data Underload, marriage, work

Find out which jobs most often pair together among married couples.Read More

Population Growth and Seats Gained

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by Nathan Yau / April 28, 2021 / apportionment, census, Data Underload, government, representation

The Census Bureau released state population counts for 2020. Here's how each state gained and lost population and seats.Read More

Surprise, Less Happiness During Pandemic

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by Nathan Yau / April 27, 2021 / Data Underload, happiness

Since 1972, the General Social Survey has asked people about their happiness. It never changed much — until 2020 happened.Read More

Tooth Fairy Exchange Rate

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by Nathan Yau / April 8, 2021 / Data Underload, money, Tooth Fairy

Calculating how much money a kid gets after exchanging all twenty baby teeth. Read More

Income in Each State, Adjusted for Cost of Living

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by Nathan Yau / March 25, 2021 / Data Underload, Income, work

A dollar might not buy you as much in one state as it does in the other. Read More

Career Timelines for Every Basketball Player Who Has Played an NBA Game

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by Nathan Yau / March 19, 2021 / basketball, Data Underload, trading

I was curious who played for a single team over their entire career, who skipped around, and how the patterns changed over the decades. Read More

Minimum Wage and Cost of Living

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by Nathan Yau / March 10, 2021 / Data Underload, Living, minimum wage, work

We already looked at minimum wage over time, but when it comes to geography and income, you also have to consider the cost of living for a fair comparison. Read More

How Much Minimum Wage Changed in Each State

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by Nathan Yau / March 2, 2021 / Data Underload, minimum wage, work

Minimum wage has increased over the years, but by how much depends on where you live. Read More

How Spending Changed for Different Income Groups

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by Nathan Yau / February 24, 2021 / Data Underload, spending

I compared spending in 1996 against the most recent spending estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read More