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These reports cover the American experience ranging from immigration to aging population to civil rights to childcare to poverty. Explore this demographic data for a fuller picture of who lives in the US.

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People are flying more than in the spring, but air travel is down 65% from a year before

US airlines reported a net loss of $14.9 billion in the first two quarters of 2020.

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Median income for women is $14,900 less than that of men

Hispanic women have the lowest median income. Wages for women also trail those of men in the same full-time professions.

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Monthly public transit ridership is 65% lower than before the pandemic

While ridership is up from April lows, the latest data shows that there were 65% or 520 million fewer rides in July compared with the same month in 2019.

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What is the H-1B visa?

The visa allows skilled workers entry into the US. While total approvals are up, the approval rate dropped from 95.7% in 2015 to 84.9% in 2019 — and the administration has paused all H-1B admissions through the end of 2020.

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Data behind the first 2020 presidential debate

From COVID-19 and the economy to race and policing in America, take a look at nonpartisan data on topics covered in the first debate.

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The path to citizenship in the United States

Around 16.5 million authorized foreign nationals live in the US. How many of them are eligible for American citizenship?

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How common was by-mail voting before COVID-19 and which states will allow it in 2020?

In the 2018 midterm election, 25.9% of all ballots were cast by mail. With more than 85.4% of voters now eligible to vote by mail amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, that number may increase in 2020.

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Who are the renters in America?

With a federal eviction moratorium set to expire, here’s a look at renters, a group that makes up more than a third of US households.

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Disability in the US, 30 years after the Americans with Disabilities Act

According to US Census Bureau estimates, there were just over 40 million Americans with a disability in the US in 2018. 7.6 million were employed.

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Six years after the Supreme Court ruling, what's the state of same-sex marriage in the US?

Compared with opposite-sex couples, same-sex married couples were more likely to have higher household incomes, be employed, and be more educated.

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