Databyte Archives

07.20.2018 Graph showing infant mortality rate in African Americans in US by Medicaid Expansion

Infant Mortality and Medicaid Expansion

Average death rates among all infants decreased in states that expanded Medicaid coverage, and increased in states that did not.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

07.19.2018 Graph comparing proportion of people filing for bankruptcy and years before/after hospitalization

Clarifying Medical Bankruptcy

A group of economists recently reexamined medical bankruptcy, concerned that the discrepancies in statistics were causing a misunderstanding of the problem.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

07.17.2018 a graph with text on it

Do Americans Know the Health Impacts of Global Warming?

The majority of Americans believe that global warming is real, but fewer understand the impact of global warming on health.

Fellow Erin Polka

07.06.2018 Two maps of the US showing Medicaid uninsured rates and expansion states

Medicaid: 2016 Uninsured Rates by County

In states that expanded Medicaid, 23.4% of counties saw a decrease in their estimated uninsured rates, which is substantially larger than the decrease seen in states that did not expand Medicaid eligibility.

Fellow Erin Polka

07.05.2018 Graphic showing how worried immigrants were about claiming Harvey damage

The Immigrant Experience in Hurricane Season

Immigrant families were more fearful that reporting property damage caused by Hurricane Harvey would draw negative attention from authorities.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

07.03.2018 Chart showing reasons back seat passengers don't wear seat belts

Buckle up for Safety

Back seat passengers who do not buckle their seat belts are not only more likely to sustain a serious injury in a car accident, but also to injure everyone in the car.

Fellow Erin Polka

06.29.2018 Map of the US showing number of abortion restrictions by state

Pseudoscience and Abortion Policy

Twenty-nine states, home to 88 million women, have implemented at least two abortion restrictions not backed by scientific evidence.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

06.20.2018 a diagram of a graph

HIV from Silverware? Fork No!

Even though accurate information has been widely available for over three decades, misperceptions about HIV transmission persist.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

06.06.2018 a map of the united states

Cancer Mortality Across the US

Although cancer mortality has declined across the United States since 1980, but a few cancers are on the rise and clustered in particular counties.

Fellow Erin Polka

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