Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Which parts of the country are the most sinful and which are the most saintly? Wired.com breaks down research from Kansas State to show the hotspots for each of the seven deadly sins. What’s most interesting is to see which sins are prominent in which parts of the country. Their take on pride is particularly enlightening.
http://www.wired.com/culture/education/magazine/17-09/st_sinmaps
Sunday, September 20th, 2009
These charts aren’t as fancy as we’d like, but they’ve got some good insights for the lonely lover of statistics.
Online dating site OK Cupid took an in-depth look at what makes people open messages sent on their service. In these charts, they explore common phrases in successful – and unsuccessful – messages to the opposite sex. The include general trends and specific victories.
Monday, September 14th, 2009
According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau, the divorce inforgraphic below illustrates the percentage of people who declare their marital status as divorced or separated.
The Census Bureau takes a Current Population Survey every March. The statistics are from March 2008, the latest census results released.
It’s surprising to note the drastic difference between the percentage of people divorced and the percentage of people separated.
This entire divorce population isn’t represented because remarried divorcees file under the married marital status. The numbers also don’t include people who have never been married.
Created by Total Divorce.
