This dataset was extracted by Barry Becker from the 1994 Census database.
It is widely used for predicting whether annual income exceeds $50K/yr based on census data.
The original dataset can be found in UCI Machine Learning Repository
https://archive.ics.uci.edu/dataset/2/adult
Rich: Income > 50k, Poor: Income <=50k
Poverty Rate = Sampled Poor Population / Sampled Population
Figure 1: Rich Poor Pie Chart by Race dropdown
Figure 2: Age Histogram by Rich/Poor dropdown
Figure 3: Poverty Rate across Races by number of educational years dropdown
Figure 4: Rich Poor Pie Chart by Gender dropdown
Figure 5: Rich Poor Pie Chart by Relationship dropdown
Adult Income Dataset
In this narrative visalization, we have explored pie charts, histograms and bar plots.
In this dataset, samples with income below 50k are the majority regardless of background.
Pie charts and bar plots show race and level of education can play a significant role in income.
Age Histograms show that people between 40 and 50 may have the strongest economic power.
Other factors such as gender and relationship also have significant influence on income.
Male individuals are more inclined to be wealthier than female counterparts.
Married husbands tend to be wealthier than unmarried counterparts.
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