Investigations built from questions, not conclusions.

Nov 13, 2026

Question: How often did Americans do housework on weekdays compared with weekends and holidays in 2025?

The American Time Use Survey shows a higher share of people doing housework on weekend and holiday days than weekdays in 2025. The figures describe participation on diary days, not how much housework each person completed.

Nov 12, 2026

Question: How did working at home differ between employed women and men on days they worked in 2025?

The 2025 American Time Use Survey shows a difference in work-at-home participation by sex on days worked. The figures are survey estimates, not a causal explanation or a count of full-time remote workers.

Nov 11, 2026

Question: Who qualifies for Texas's proposed $1,500 payment, and who does not?

A plain-language guide to proposed household eligibility, citizenship questions, roommates, homeless residents, and a potential funding shortfall.

Nov 11, 2026

Question: How common were flexible work schedules and occasional work at home among U.S. workers in 2024–25?

A federal survey found flexible work hours were more common than occasional work from home, but the measures describe different worker groups and should not be interpreted as a direct comparison.

Nov 10, 2026

Question: How did annual grocery inflation change between July 2022 and July 2024?

The annual rate of grocery price increases slowed between July 2022 and July 2024, although the overall grocery price index remained higher.

Nov 9, 2026

Question: How did Republican and Democratic Texas gubernatorial vote totals change between 2022 and preliminary 2026 returns?

A reproducible comparison of Texas governor votes in 2022 and preliminary 2026 returns shows large Democratic gains and smaller Republican gains. The 95% statistic measures the share of net major-party vote growth, not individual voter switching or evidence of irregularities.

Nov 9, 2026

Question: How did restaurant and grocery price inflation compare in June 2024?

BLS data show restaurant and other food-away-from-home prices rising 4.1% year over year in June 2024, while grocery food prices rose 1.1%. These are inflation rates, not price levels or evidence of a particular cause.

Nov 5, 2026

Question: How did English-learner enrollment vary by state, and what can it tell us about school service needs?

NCES data show that 20.2% of Texas public school students were identified as English learners in fall 2021, versus 10.6% nationwide. The comparison describes instructional needs, not immigration status or the cost of services.

Nov 5, 2026

Question: How did key American-life indicators change under Biden and Trump, and what should we track after the 2026 elections?

A sourced baseline for the 2026 congressional shift: immigration, prices, housing, education, healthcare, crime and local budgets, with a public scorecard to distinguish proposals from implemented policy and correlation from cause.

Nov 4, 2026

Question: How did average entertainment and apparel spending compare in 2025?

BLS 2025 Consumer Expenditure Surveys show average annual entertainment spending of $4,084 per consumer unit, compared with $2,010 for apparel and services. The difference was $2,074, or about 2.03 times as much. These are averages across consumer units, not individual spending totals.

Nov 3, 2026

Question: How much of the average American consumer unit's healthcare budget went to health insurance in 2025?

In the 2025 Consumer Expenditure Surveys, health insurance made up 66.6% of the $6,470 average annual healthcare spending reported per U.S. consumer unit. The other $2,160 covered medical services, drugs, and medical supplies. These are household spending averages, not total U.S. healthcare costs.

Nov 2, 2026

Question: Did Americans spend more on gasoline or on the other costs of keeping vehicles on the road in 2025?

New Bureau of Labor Statistics data show that the average U.S. consumer unit spent $4,765 on other vehicle expenses in 2025, compared with $2,503 on gasoline and other fuels. The $2,262 difference is a comparison of annual spending categories, not a price increase or an estimate for each driver.

Nov 1, 2026

Question: How much of the average U.S. food budget went to restaurants, takeout, and other food away from home in 2025?

New Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Surveys data show that the average U.S. consumer unit spent $4,142 on food away from home and $6,491 on food at home in 2025. Food away from home represented 38.95% of the $10,633 total food budget, or nearly 39%. The averages cover consumer units rather than individual people, and the survey adjusted for interrupted data collection in late 2025.

Oct 31, 2026

Question: How much longer did Americans spend sleeping on weekends and holidays than on weekdays in 2025?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2025 American Time Use Survey reports an average of 8.76 hours in the sleeping category on weekdays and 9.68 hours on weekends and holidays for people age 15 and older. The 0.92-hour difference equals 55.2 minutes. The survey category includes naps and spells of sleeplessness, and these are population averages, not advice on how long to sleep.

Oct 30, 2026

Question: How much of an average American day goes toward eating versus food preparation?

In the 2025 American Time Use Survey, U.S. residents age 15 and older averaged 1.21 hours a day eating and drinking and 0.71 hours preparing food and cleaning up. The rounded equivalents are 73 and 43 minutes. The figures describe population-wide averages, not everyone's personal routine, and weekend eating time was higher than weekday eating time.

Oct 29, 2026

Question: How much time did Americans spend watching TV in 2025, and how did it differ by age?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that Americans age 15 and older spent an average of 2.61 hours per day watching television in 2025, about 50.6% of their 5.16 hours of daily leisure and sports time. That is a population average, including people who watched no TV on their diary day. Age-group averages ranged from 1.76 hours among ages 35–44 to 4.30 hours among people 65 and older. The article separates the observed survey figures from a clearly labeled annual time equivalent.

Oct 28, 2026

Question: What would a realistic, financially healthy single-person Houston budget look like at $65,000 gross?

A $65,000 Houston salary becomes roughly $4,534 per month after federal income and payroll taxes in a 2026 single-filer example. Follow every hypothetical expense, from rent and car costs to savings.

Oct 28, 2026

Question: Are refinery closures responsible for higher gasoline prices, and what does that mean for household affordability?

U.S. refining capacity has shrunk, but refineries ran at unusually high utilization in 2026. Federal data shows how global fuel disruptions, refinery margins and regional constraints contribute to gasoline prices, and what those prices mean for household budgets.

Oct 28, 2026

Question: Can the publishing workflow successfully create and publish an article?

This temporary article verifies that the Average American publishing workflow can receive structured content, create a draft, publish it, and confirm that the resulting page is publicly accessible.

Oct 25, 2026

Question: What does the evidence show?

This is a temporary draft used to verify that the Average American website can securely receive and store externally submitted research articles.

Oct 23, 2026

Question: How much time does the average American commuter spend traveling to work—and what does the national average hide?

The Census reports a 27.2-minute average one-way commute in 2024. We translate that into annual hours, examine the long-commute minority, and show how working from home changes the picture.

Oct 23, 2026

Question: How many U.S. households reported no internet access at home in 2024?

The U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, Table B28011, estimates 6,026,410 households had no internet access at home. That is approximately 4.54% of the 132,737,146 households in the table. These are survey estimates of households, not counts of individuals or proof that residents never use the internet elsewhere.

Oct 23, 2026

Question: What share of average U.S. consumer-unit spending went to housing in 2024?

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Surveys estimate that the average U.S. consumer unit spent $26,266 on housing in 2024, representing 33.4% of its $78,535 average annual expenditures. Consumer units are not exactly equivalent to Census households. Housing includes multiple components beyond rent or mortgage payments.

Jul 17, 2026

Question: Properties with 28% positive cash flow or less may not survive Mamdani’s 1st term. Many will hit negative cash flow in less than 2 years. How long can a property stay afloat with rent caps in place?

NYC's record rent highs followed by rent caps create financial stress on properties with ≤28% positive cash flow, risking their viability and deterring new housing development.

Jul 17, 2026

Question: How many illegal immigrants came into the country from 2020-2024 and what is the average cost of welfare and education spending per person?

Analysis of 2020-2024 CBP encounter data and average welfare and education spending shows that costs to taxpayers from illegal immigration could plausibly exceed $1 trillion.

Jul 9, 2026

Question: What does strict equal allocation look like under best-case assumptions?

Compare M2 cash allocation, social-welfare equivalence, reserve assumptions, housing construction math, and land-use constraints.

Jul 6, 2026

Question: How much labor-cost increase gets passed to consumers?

Use a meal-cost model to test whether a $25 wage floor would flow through to fast-food prices.

Jul 2, 2026

Question: Does the math support the claim?

Compare competing coverage of NYC rent-freeze policy, then test building-level cash-flow assumptions with an interactive model.