August 15th, 2005 | by Derek Willis | published in DIY, NonGov Data, State Data
Paula Lavigne of the Dallas Morning News used Census and state economic data to show that while residents of Collin County, Texas, are among the wealthiest nationwide, many also have large debts: “On average, Collin County residents have more credit card debt – $4,200 – and a lower net worth – $125,000 – than residents [...]
June 27th, 2005 | by Derek Willis | published in DIY, NonGov Data
Jennifer Steinhauer and Jo Craven McGinty of the New York Times used restaurant price information from Zagat Guides and the paper’s own reviews to show that “in 1994, the average one-star meal cost $33; it now costs a little more than $50, pushing it outside many people’s weekend budgets. That is a 51 percent increase, [...]
May 11th, 2005 | by Derek Willis | published in NonGov Data
Thomas Hargrove of Scripps Howard News Service analyzed data from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to find that “dozens of police departments across the nation failed to report at least 4,498 runaway, lost and abducted children in apparent violation of the National Child Search Assistance Act passed by Congress in 1990. Seventeen [...]
March 24th, 2005 | by Derek Willis | published in Fed Data, NonGov Data
Jamie Smith Hopkins of the Baltimore Sun used data on home sales to find “clear signs that proximity to D.C. is driving the boom in Baltimore and its five surrounding counties, over and above what extraordinarily low mortgage interest rates have achieved nationwide. This region’s fastest appreciation came in Howard, Anne Arundel and Carroll counties, [...]
March 23rd, 2005 | by Derek Willis | published in DIY, NonGov Data
David Leonhardt and Ford Fessenden of the New York Times used regression analysis to show that “over the last decade, black N.B.A. coaches have lasted an average of just 1.6 seasons, compared with 2.4 seasons for white coaches … That means the typical white coach lasts almost 50 percent longer and has most of an [...]