Databyte Archives

12.19.2018 Diagram showing differences in employment within families over time

Health Equity

Not Just Dads Getting that Bread

Research on fatherhood indicates a rise in stay-at-home fathers and single fathers over the past few decades.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

12.13.2018 Graphic showing health centers with Title X funding are more likely to provide effective family planning services

Title X Funding Improves Family Planning

Title X-participating centers consistently offer more effective and high-quality family planning services than non-Title X health centers.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

12.11.2018 Map of Philadelphia showing percent of children under age 5 in poverty, by zip code, 2016

Childhood Poverty in Philadelphia

Childhood poverty is not distributed evenly either across the country or within cities. Nearly one-third of Philadelphia’s infants and toddlers live in poverty.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

12.06.2018 Graph showing increase in very high pay and decrease in middle and low pay over time

High Pay Gets Higher, Low Pay Gets Lower

Middle-wage earners have not seen much of an increase in pay, and low-wage earners have almost exclusively seen drops in their pay over the decades.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

12.04.2018 Percentage of people of color at NGOs, Government Agencies, Foundations in categories by Intern, Hired Staff, Leadership, Board Slots

The Green Ceiling

Climate change disproportionally damages low-income communities and communities of color. Yet, the majority of positions in environmental organizations are held by White individuals.

Fellow Erin Polka

11.27.2018 a diagram of men's underwear

Boxers or Briefs?

Researchers may have provided some new insight into the age-old question on what affects sperm counts.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

11.16.2018 Graph showing maternal mortality in California

Disparities in Maternal Mortality in California

California’s success in preventing maternal mortality is often cited as an example of how other states can improve maternal care, but racial disparities persist.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

10.31.2018 Map of the US showing breast cancer hot spots for Hispanic women

Where Breast Cancer Kills the Most

County-level findings of breast cancer deaths across the United States between 2000 and 2015 showed significant risk of breast cancer mortality among Hispanic women in the south and southwest.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

10.19.2018 a screenshot of a survey

A Rural Paradox: The Affordable Care Act or Medicaid?

Why do so many rural Americans who support Medicaid also support repealing the ACA?

Fellow Erin Polka

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