Category: Demographics

Chart of the Day: American Life Expectancy

Via Planetizen, here’s a CDC chart showing the main causes for decreased life expectancy in the US. The “big 3” have seen some changes recently: Here’s what Irwin Dawid, writing for Planetizen, has to say. Gun, drugs, and motor vehicles are by no means strictly American causes of death, but they affect American far more than […]

Chart of the Day: US Household Composition over Time

Here’s a chart that shows the changes in “household composition,” i.e. living alone vs. having a family. As you can see, things have been changing for some time:   In my opinion, this change, which has many roots, is the biggest driver of differences in urban development. Many people no longer need or want the 2,500 […]

Chart of the Day: Income vs Public Transit Access

Here’s a chart from a  article on the relationship between Uber and public transit in New York City, via the incomparable fivethirtyeight blog. I recommend the whole thing, but the key part of the argument centers around this grid comparing income to transit access: Here’s how the author describes the chart: Put another way: Given […]

Chart of the Day: Dutch Bicycling Rates by Age and Gender

Via @GBCyclingEmbassy, here’s a chart [in Dutch] that shows the gender ratios of bicycling mode share separated out for different age cohorts in Holland: In my opinion, the issue of gender disparities while bicycling is often talked about problematically, with women being used as a too-convenient shorthand to talk about other ideas like safety or child […]