JEM 494: Data Journalism » Casey Black

Casey and Samantha

Casey Black — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 18:00:26 +0000

494 example 2

Losses per year

Playoff appearances

February healthcare numbers released, lower than expected

Casey Black — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 21:57:46 +0000

By: Casey Black and Samantha Smoak

The Department of Health and Human Services released the Enrollment Report from February 2014 on Wednesday. This is the fourth report since the program’s official start on Oct. 1, 2013.

After months of racing to push the Affordable Care Act through Congress and a controversial Supreme Court decision, Obamacare was officially available to the public on Oct. 1, 2013. Flaws in the marketplace website stirred up more controversy as US citizens in pursuance of government healthcare were unable to make it through each step, receive a quote, and complete the transaction. Changes have solved many of the cited issues, and overall enrollment rates have risen across the country.

The data recently released shows changes in enrollment rates in Tennessee and the surrounding states. According to the data, the rates of enrollment rose the most in the 55-64 age group. In Tennessee, enrollment for the 55-64 age bracket dropped from 35 percent to 33 percent. Alabama’s enrollment also dropped from 29 percent to 27 percent and Georgia’s dropped from 34 percent to 32 percent.

The rates for the 18 and younger age range stayed around the same amount with Tennessee at a three percent enrollment rate, Alabama at two percent and Georgia at four percent. The 18-25 age bracket reveals a slight a jump with Tennessee’s enrollment rate at nine percent, Alabama’s at ten percent and Georgia’s at eleven percent. Once entering the 26-34 and 35-44 age brackets, no dramatic change is seen in enrollment rates.

As of December 2013, the Obama administration cited a shortage of six million enrollees to their goal of seven million. With the aggressive action taken to improve the website, the data released for the month of February revealed an unexpected lack of change in enrollment rates.

January 2014 healthcare enrollment rates for Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia

February 2014 healthcare enrollment rates for Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama

Income and Gender as Factors in 2012 Olympic Equestrian Events

Casey Black — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:02:08 +0000

69 individuals competed in the equestrian individual jumping event. Just 13 of these individuals were women. Four were from the USA or Canada, six from European countries, one from Australia, one from Japan, and one from Bermuda. I surmise that participation in the equestrian event requires a high income, and the data would suggest this hypothesis is correct. The age range for females in the individual jumping competition is 18 to 49 with the average age being 35.

1/14/14 assignment

Casey Black — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 18:18:26 +0000

http://business.time.com/2013/12/23/want-to-buy-a-home-better-bring-cash/

This was incredibly interesting to look at. I don’t plan to purchase a house right away, but as a senior in college, it is a distant concern of mine. I’ve heard of people purchasing cars with cash but not houses. I find it hard to believe that almost half of house-buyers last November paid in cash, but the chart above shows that its true.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/13/smartphone-explosion-2014-india-us-china-firefoxos-android

Smartphones are so common these days, especially among college students. This article caught my eye because the headline states that India will likely surpass the U.S. in smartphone use and ownership. There are some great charts revealing smartphone use all over the globe. I was surprised to see that China has already surpassed the U.S.

http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/may/14/metadata-rise-of-data-web-search

This article had some very fun, interactive charts. I could scroll over parts of the graph and see more details and tailor the data according to what exactly I was looking to find. This was also interesting because of the recent scare after the NSA revealed its access to cell phone data. Metadata is an extremely relevant issue right now.