How many Americans have the same education, income, work hours, and commute as you do?

Flowing Data’s interactive breaks down the demographics to reveal the answer. Choose between two different visuals (or use both!) to see the information displayed in different ways.

Questions:

1. How many people have a high school degree, an income of $35K-$49K, have 40-49 weekly hours, and a commute that is 15-29 minutes long?
2. What happens if you decrease the weekly hours to 30-39 hours?
3. Which group can you find that has the largest number of people? The smallest? 
4. Which variable(s) tends to impact the number of people the most? Why do you think this is? 
5. What surprised you as explored the data? Why?
6. How would you rank the four variables in importance to you, from 1 (most important) to 4 (least important)? Explain.

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About the Author

Sonia Dalal

Sonia has always been passionate about instruction and improving students' learning experiences. She's come a long way since her days as a first grader, when she would "teach" music and read to her very attentive stuffed animals after school. Since then, she has taught students as a K-12 tutor, worked in several EdTech startups in the Bay Area, and completed her Ed.M in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is passionate about bringing the high quality personal finance content and instruction she wished she'd received in school to the next generation of students and educators. When she isn't crafting lesson guides or working with teachers, Sonia loves to spend her time singing, being outdoors, and adventuring with family and friends!

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