Databyte Archives

06.06.2019 a graph of abortions decline

Declining Abortion Rates in a Sexual Revolution

Abortion rates in the United States are falling. One explanation can be that high schoolers are having less sex than their predecessors did 40 years ago.

Fellow Greg Kantor

06.03.2019 a chart of jails

Who's in US Jails?

In the United States, a person can be held in jail awaiting trial for days, weeks, months, or years because they cannot afford to pay bail bond.

Fellow Jori Fortson

05.16.2019 a group of graphs with text

Police-Related Deaths and Neighborhood Polarization

Police violence was lowest in privileged neighborhoods and highest with largest concentrations of low-income residents and residents of color.

Fellow Jori Fortson

05.06.2019 a graph of a number of people

Low Rent, High Rent

With reducing numbers of affordable housing and increasing demand, people across major US cities are moving towards middle-market rentals.

Fellow Julia Garcia

05.03.2019 a graph of a man and woman

Measuring Meditative Movement

Practicing yoga, tai chi, and qigong has increased, but integrating mind-body therapies into primary care would ensure wider access to the benefits of YTQ.

Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu

04.10.2019 a graph showing cancer patients

Cancer Survival Is (Mostly) Improving

Cancer is slowly releasing its grip, and the survival rates are increasing. Data presented show the five-year survival rates for common cancers.

Fellow Julia Garcia

04.09.2019 a graph with a line and a line

Health Equity

Documenting Delays in EMS Wait Times

One of the first studies to document delays in EMS care asks whether ambulance response times were longer in low-income versus high-income urban zip codes.

Fellow Jori Fortson

03.28.2019 a map of the united states

Direct-to-Docs Opioid Marketing

Pharmaceutical industries are marketing opioids directly to physicians. How much of it contributes to current opioid addiction epidemic?

Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu

03.26.2019 a diagram of an accident with a scooter and a scooter

Scooter Safety

Researchers review injuries caused by electric scooters in Southern California to study the rising concerns for pedestrians and motorist safety.

Fellow Jori Fortson

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