Merrimack College/Flickr Some college majors are more popular than others, and some are concentrated in specific US states. Careers site Zippia calculated the most disproportionately popular college major in each state. They include uncommon fields of study such as astrophysics, oceanography, and soil sciences. At universities around the United States, you’re sure to encounter students […]
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NHS CRISIS: Patients with long-term illnesses place ‘disproportionately large demand’
A QUARTER of the population take up half of all GP appointments and hospitalisations, a new study has found.
Trump’s new health care decision disproportionately affects states that voted heavily for him
AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta President Donald Trump’s decision to end a provision of the Affordable Care Act that was benefiting roughly 6 million Americans helps fulfill a campaign promise, but it also risks harming some of the very people who helped him win the presidency. Nearly 70 percent of those benefiting from the so-called cost-sharing subsidies […]
Here’s the most disproportionately popular job in every state
Some jobs are disproportionately concentrated in certain states. Fashion designers flock to New York, Texas has an outsized share of petroleum engineers, and Louisianians are more likely to be boat pilots or captains than are other Americans. We made a map that shows the most overrepresented job in each state, among jobs with at least 1,000 people […]
