Category: Data

Confusion abounds about how the annual poverty figure is produced. I sought to put to rest my own uncertainty on this matter once and for all by replicating the poverty figures from the microdata. What follows is an explanation of how the official rate is computed, including how families are constructed, what income is included,… Continue reading Here is exactly how the Census poverty calculation is derived

Earlier today, I put up a complete dataset of strike activity in the United States from 1976 to the present. It has already been making the twitter rounds interestingly enough, but here I want to comment on it with a focus on how it is unique and useful. First, how does it work? Going all… Continue reading Labor Strike Dataset

Partly to better familiarize myself with the Current Population Survey and partly because I have a hard time finding certain important information, I have started a Datasets Project. I will track certain social statistics on an ongoing basis and update the datasets as the new numbers come in. For now, all of the datasets will… Continue reading Introducing Datasets Project — First Up, Disability