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Our writers, many of them Ph.D. graduates or candidates, create easy-to-read articles on a wide variety of topics.</p> </div> </article> <article id="post-4033" class="post-4033 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/4033-popular-new-years-resolutions-2/" rel="bookmark">Popular New Year’s resolutions</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/4033-popular-new-years-resolutions-2/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2021-12-31T07:00:10-06:00">December 31, 2021</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/author/pavel/" rel="author">Pavel Prikhodko</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/4033-popular-new-years-resolutions-2/#comments">1 Comment</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="cdas"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/38107d9c700d0306206d8d3b2502d79f?s=30&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/38107d9c700d0306206d8d3b2502d79f?s=60&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-30 photo' height='30' width='30' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/></p><p>Pavel Prikhodko, Ph.D. Machine Learning</p> </div><p>New Year’s is one of the most celebrated days in the world. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, full of gifts and long-awaited surprises for those kids who didn’t misbehave.</p><p>According to a survey among young adults (published at Statista.com) in 2015, about 72 percent of respondents said that they typically spent New Year’s Eve at home. Slightly above 20 percent stated that they were guests at someone else’s home on New Year’s Eve, and about 10 percent celebrated in a restaurant, bar or club.<span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> </span></p><p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-291" src="https://www.city-data.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/new_year_11.png" alt="1" width="750" height="412" /></p><p> <a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/4033-popular-new-years-resolutions-2/#more-4033" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Popular New Year’s resolutions</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-4025" class="post-4025 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/4025-christmas-is-americas-favorite-holiday-season/" rel="bookmark">Christmas is America’s favorite holiday season</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/4025-christmas-is-americas-favorite-holiday-season/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2021-12-24T07:00:07-06:00">December 24, 2021</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/author/pavel/" rel="author">Pavel Prikhodko</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/4025-christmas-is-americas-favorite-holiday-season/#comments">1 Comment</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="cdas"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/38107d9c700d0306206d8d3b2502d79f?s=30&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/38107d9c700d0306206d8d3b2502d79f?s=60&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-30 photo' height='30' width='30' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/></p><p>Pavel Prikhodko, Ph.D. Machine Learning</p> </div><p>Christmas is a civil holiday and an important part of the holiday season. During the Christmas shopping season, sales increase in almost all retail sectors. According to Statista.com, the most popular gift in the United States across all income levels is gift cards: 52 percent.</p><p>The statistics show that American consumers expected to spend an average of about $830 on Christmas gifts in 2015. In comparison, the average sum in 2014 was $720. In 2013, U.S. consumers spent approximately $704, compared to $770 in 2012. The highest average spending occurred in 2007; this year, Americans spent an average of $866 dollars on Christmas gifts.</p><p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-280" src="https://www.city-data.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/christmas_1.png" alt="1" width="800" height="400" /></p><p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-282" src="https://www.city-data.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/christmas_2.png" alt="2" width="800" height="400" /></p><p> <a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/4025-christmas-is-americas-favorite-holiday-season/#more-4025" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Christmas is America’s favorite holiday season</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-5324" class="post-5324 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/5324-fish-american-dish-recreational-fishing/" rel="bookmark">Fish in the American dish: recreational fishing</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/5324-fish-american-dish-recreational-fishing/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2021-12-10T07:00:50-06:00">December 10, 2021</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/author/pavel/" rel="author">Pavel Prikhodko</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/5324-fish-american-dish-recreational-fishing/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="cdas"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/38107d9c700d0306206d8d3b2502d79f?s=30&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/38107d9c700d0306206d8d3b2502d79f?s=60&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-30 photo' height='30' width='30' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/></p><p>Pavel Prikhodko, Ph.D. Machine Learning</p> </div><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, in 2005, the United States harvested 4,888,621 tons of fish from wild fisheries and another 471,958 tons from aquaculture. The U.S. is the fifth largest producer of fish after China, Peru, India and Indonesia, producing 3.8 percent of the global total.</span></p><p> <a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/5324-fish-american-dish-recreational-fishing/#more-5324" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Fish in the American dish: recreational fishing</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-5518" class="post-5518 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/5518-american-hunting-wildlife/" rel="bookmark">American hunting and wildlife</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/5518-american-hunting-wildlife/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2021-11-19T07:00:55-06:00">November 19, 2021</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/author/pavel/" rel="author">Pavel Prikhodko</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/5518-american-hunting-wildlife/#comments">1 Comment</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="cdas"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/38107d9c700d0306206d8d3b2502d79f?s=30&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/38107d9c700d0306206d8d3b2502d79f?s=60&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-30 photo' height='30' width='30' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/></p><p>Pavel Prikhodko, Ph.D. Machine Learning</p> </div><p>Many years ago, hunting was a necessity for survival. In current times, hunting has developed into a form of sport and recreation in Western countries. In the U.S., hunting is generally regulated on a state-by-state basis, but hunters nationwide are required to hold a hunting license regardless of state. In 2013, about 14 million people participated in hunting in the U.S.</p><p>In 2011, <a href="http://www.statista.com/statistics/247237/average-hunter-expenditures-in-the-united-states/">American hunters spent</a> an average of $2,484 on hunting, a significant increase from 2006, when the average hunter spent approximately $2,050. In 2001, the average hunter’s expenditures in the U.S. amounted to $2,001.</p> <p class="p1"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1128" src="https://www.city-data.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/hunting_ojebary_0.png" alt="ojebary_0" width="1024" height="683" /></p><p> <a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/5518-american-hunting-wildlife/#more-5518" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">American hunting and wildlife</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-5013" class="post-5013 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/5013-national-football-league-american-treasure/" rel="bookmark">The National Football League is an American treasure</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/5013-national-football-league-american-treasure/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2021-11-12T07:00:50-06:00">November 12, 2021</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/author/pavel/" rel="author">Pavel Prikhodko</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/5013-national-football-league-american-treasure/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="cdas"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/38107d9c700d0306206d8d3b2502d79f?s=30&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/38107d9c700d0306206d8d3b2502d79f?s=60&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-30 photo' height='30' width='30' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/></p><p>Pavel Prikhodko, Ph.D. Machine Learning</p> </div><p>Since its formation in 1920, the National Football League (NFL) has gained massive popularity in the United States. The <a href="http://www.statista.com/statistics/216526/super-bowl-us-tv-viewership/">TV viewership</a> of the Super Bowl, the annual game that determines the champion of the NFL, amounted to 114 million people in 2015. In 2014, Super Bowl XLVIII (featuring the Seattle Seahawks against the Denver Broncos) was broadcast to 111 million people.</p><p>By the way, the <a href="http://www.statista.com/statistics/217134/total-advertisement-revenue-of-super-bowls/">average cost</a> for a 30-second-advertisement was $4 million that year. Super Bowl XLIX in 2015 held the second-highest average cost for a 30-second advertisement at $4.5 million. The game between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos in February of 2016 (Super Bowl 50) holds the current record at a whopping cost of $5 million for a 30-second advertisement.</p><p><img data-attachment-id="888" data-permalink="https://www.city-data.com/blog/att_by_div/" data-orig-file="https://www.city-data.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/att_by_div.png" data-orig-size="847,500" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="att_by_div" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.city-data.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/att_by_div-300x177.png" data-large-file="https://www.city-data.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/att_by_div.png" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-888" src="https://www.city-data.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/national_football_umibuba_0.png" alt="umibuba_0.png" width="1024" height="683" /></p><p> <a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/5013-national-football-league-american-treasure/#more-5013" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The National Football League is an American treasure</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-5334" class="post-5334 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/5334-numbers-people-suffering-asthma/" rel="bookmark">The numbers on people suffering from asthma</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/5334-numbers-people-suffering-asthma/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2021-10-22T07:00:45-05:00">October 22, 2021</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/author/pavel/" rel="author">Pavel Prikhodko</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/5334-numbers-people-suffering-asthma/#comments">3 Comments</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="cdas"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/38107d9c700d0306206d8d3b2502d79f?s=30&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/38107d9c700d0306206d8d3b2502d79f?s=60&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-30 photo' height='30' width='30' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/></p><p>Pavel Prikhodko, Ph.D. Machine Learning</p> </div><p>According to the statistics, over 230 million people worldwide suffer from asthma. The prevalence of asthma in the United States has steadily increased to its current level of 8.6 percent. In comparison, this rate was only 7.6 percent in 2001. The percentage of people diagnosed with asthma began to grow in 2013 (7.4 percent). In 2014 and 2015, the rates of people suffering from asthma amounted to 7.9 percent and 8 percent accordingly.</p><p> <a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/5334-numbers-people-suffering-asthma/#more-5334" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The numbers on people suffering from asthma</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-2392" class="post-2392 post type-post status-publish format-image hentry category-uncategorized post_format-post-format-image"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/2392-dynamics-home-based-working-us/" rel="bookmark">Dynamics of home-based working in the U.S.</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="post-format"> <a class="entry-format" href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/type/image/">Image</a> </span> <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/2392-dynamics-home-based-working-us/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2021-10-15T07:00:31-05:00">October 15, 2021</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/author/pavel/" rel="author">Pavel Prikhodko</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/2392-dynamics-home-based-working-us/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="cdas"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/38107d9c700d0306206d8d3b2502d79f?s=30&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/38107d9c700d0306206d8d3b2502d79f?s=60&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-30 photo' height='30' width='30' loading='lazy' decoding='async'/></p><p>Pavel Prikhodko, Ph.D. Machine Learning</p> </div><p>Working from home is becoming more and more popular in the U.S. The number of people who prefer to use their own dwelling as a workplace increased slightly in recent years. People who work 9 to 5 may start asking questions like, “Who actually are home-based workers?” and, “Why don’t they fancy a typical job in the office?” There are main types of such workers: home workers, who work exclusively from home, home-based workers, who work from home part or all the time, and mixed workers, who work both from home and from the office.</p><p> <a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/2392-dynamics-home-based-working-us/#more-2392" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Dynamics of home-based working in the U.S.</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-717" class="post-717 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/717-metropolitan-areas-home-prices/" rel="bookmark">Are people living outside the metro areas cushioned against falling home prices?</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/717-metropolitan-areas-home-prices/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2021-10-08T07:00:34-05:00">October 8, 2021</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/author/andrey/" rel="author">Andrey Kamenov</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/717-metropolitan-areas-home-prices/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="cdas"><img data-del="avatar" src='https://www.city-data.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/me-150x150.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-30 photo ' height='30' width='30'/></p><p>Andrey Kamenov, Ph.D. Probability and Statistics</p> </div><p>The U.S. Census Bureau provides us with a lot of interesting data about new homes in their <a href="http://www.census.gov/construction/chars/">Survey of Construction</a>. Today we look at the sale prices of homes in regard to their location (i.e. whether or not they are located in a Metropolitan Statistical Area).</p><p> <a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/717-metropolitan-areas-home-prices/#more-717" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Are people living outside the metro areas cushioned against falling home prices?</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-919" class="post-919 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/919-owners-prefer-build-small-homes-outside-metro-areas/" rel="bookmark">Owners prefer to build small homes outside of metro areas</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/919-owners-prefer-build-small-homes-outside-metro-areas/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2021-10-01T07:00:32-05:00">October 1, 2021</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/author/andrey/" rel="author">Andrey Kamenov</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/919-owners-prefer-build-small-homes-outside-metro-areas/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="cdas"><img data-del="avatar" src='https://www.city-data.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/me-150x150.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-30 photo ' height='30' width='30'/></p><p>Andrey Kamenov, Ph.D. Probability and Statistics</p> </div><p>As anyone who has looked to buy a new house likely knows, there are basically four types of houses. Some are built for sale or for rent, and some are built by owners, either with help from a contractor or by themselves. The U.S. Census Bureau’s <a href="http://www.census.gov/construction/chars/">Survey of Construction</a> provides us with this data on each surveyed home.</p><p> <a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/919-owners-prefer-build-small-homes-outside-metro-areas/#more-919" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Owners prefer to build small homes outside of metro areas</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-5132" class="post-5132 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/5132-occupation-standing-different-demographics/" rel="bookmark">Occupational standing of different demographics</a></h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/5132-occupation-standing-different-demographics/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2021-09-24T07:00:27-05:00">September 24, 2021</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/author/alex/" rel="author">Alexander Fishkov</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/5132-occupation-standing-different-demographics/#comments">1 Comment</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="cdas"><img data-del="avatar" src='https://www.city-data.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/alex-150x150.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-30 photo ' height='30' width='30'/></p><p>Alexander Fishkov, Ph.D. student Computer Science</p> </div><p>The Num-Powers-Boyd score measures occupational status based on median education levels and median incomes of individuals. An intuitive interpretation of the score of an occupation is the percentage of the population having an occupation with education and income levels below that occupation. This score weights education and income contribution equally. Although the use of such indices is still a topic of discussion among professional sociologists, this simple and clear interpretation can be understood by everyone.</p><p><a href="https://www.city-data.com/blog/5123-occupation-standing-time/">In a previous post</a>, we used this measure to examine occupation rankings through time. Today we will look at the scores of different demographic groups. 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