Submitted by OfficialWireGrind t3_10lecy6 in dataisbeautiful
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lurq_king t1_j5wadpq wrote
New Hampshire and Vermont has some explaining to do. Alabama and Louisiana is relatively understandable, but the NE states should know better.
HabichuelaColora t1_j5wb337 wrote
Live free or die on the road napping
Dependent_Ad_5546 t1_j5wboze wrote
What’s the avg age per state numbers? Could explain?
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nashtenn312 t1_j5wcaw5 wrote
Florida is middle of the pack... Bit surprising there, innit?
Ma1 t1_j5wcy03 wrote
Texas used to have way more 85 year olds but most of them died from covid and ice storms. /s not /s
ikediggety t1_j5wd51l wrote
In Florida, they just don't bother with licenses
aJoshster t1_j5wfsw8 wrote
They're all licensed in Michigan, Illinois, and New York.
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tastygluecakes t1_j5wh95w wrote
Seems this is a testament to better healthcare outcomes, plus some skew for heavy retirement states
miraculous- t1_j5whmyo wrote
They're all flying around on golf carts
ikediggety t1_j5wi0lr wrote
That too
jeffinRTP t1_j5wi0pp wrote
The question for me is how do those numbers corrolate with traffic accidents and deaths.
russiangn t1_j5wjyfc wrote
New England*
russiangn t1_j5wjzm2 wrote
Because a lot of them only live there half the year
smurficus103 t1_j5wpg37 wrote
So THIS is how they determine interest rates
cleversonlombriga t1_j5wrb3r wrote
Could you do a comparison of 20-30yo vs 30-40yo? I suspect Uber and the like may have had an impact
sonia72quebec t1_j5wv4ia wrote
I know a couple of elderly people who still have a license but haven't been driving for years. My Mom kept hers for maybe 15 years after she stopped.
Subject_Attempt3571 t1_j5wv7x3 wrote
Alabama makes sense, all the old people I know move to Alabama to retire. From florida.
contactdeparture t1_j5wvyk8 wrote
What this shows is that almost nobody moves to LA, AL, VT, or ME? I'm struggling to understand the correlation and explanation for this data.
contactdeparture t1_j5ww4gn wrote
And Louisiana?
StewPitaSoul t1_j5wwcac wrote
Suddenly Oregon makes sense now.
Subject_Attempt3571 t1_j5wwiz3 wrote
Idk about Louisiana, I have alot of elderly relatives that live there. But I have no idea.
DeviCateControversy t1_j5wz2s3 wrote
Another reason to spend tax money on public transport. People 70+ should absolutely not be driving.
DeviCateControversy t1_j5wz4yr wrote
You're thinking of missishitty.
Wizard01475 t1_j5x0k5k wrote
As someone who lives & shops on the New Hampshire state boarder; everyone there is 85
ozymandiasjuice t1_j5x0thn wrote
I grew up in Vermont. Now I live in the southwest. I would 100% trust an 85 year old Vermonter over someone the same age where I live now.
AxTROUSRxMISSLE t1_j5x14xi wrote
I thought Florida is where old people went, apparently Vermont and New Hampshire are just chock full of the old bastards. Remind me to never drive there.
BananafestDestiny t1_j5x26fo wrote
NH and VT just have old populations relative to other states. Couple that with high quality of life and higher life expectancy, of course there are going to be more old people driving relative to other states.
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No-Budget-9765 t1_j5x4knt wrote
Should be interesting to compare this to the average age of the people who live in each state. I’m betting Vermont and New Hampshire have a lot of old people living there.
penster1 t1_j5x4vq5 wrote
Yes. Myself and my siblings are all 85. As well as my nieces and nephews
penster1 t1_j5x563j wrote
I think most winter in FL. 6 months north and 6 months south
Turbulent-Mango-2698 t1_j5x5evk wrote
Does anyone think this number should be more than about zero?
TruthOf42 t1_j5x6qmi wrote
You're telling me its DOUBLE that of Mass?
BananafestDestiny t1_j5x96je wrote
Umm, yes? MA has many more young people than VT/NH, which obviously impacts these numbers because they are relative.
borninawindow t1_j5xcmcg wrote
i read that as Vermonster
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insufferablyaverage t1_j5xg5cn wrote
Tbh being 85+ while driving is probably a bigger risk to safety then driving while drunk. I wouldn't trust anyone over 70 to drive at all
destinybond t1_j5xh5ch wrote
Anyone that lives there half time registers as a resident there because of the tax laws
Hapankaali t1_j5xs5hj wrote
Why "per 10K residents" and not the percentage of people 85+ with a licence?
RedPine1234 t1_j5xx4hd wrote
New England is old as hell!
return_0_ t1_j5xztke wrote
Well, those show two (slightly) different things. Per 10k residents is indeed reflective of the percentages 85+ people have licenses, but it's also reflective of how many 85+ people there are in the state, since different states have different age distributions.
icwhatudiddere t1_j5y4u0j wrote
One of my favorite burgers at a local restaurant is named “The Vermonster” at a local restaurant maple bacon, Cabot cheese, thin apple slices.
icwhatudiddere t1_j5y5abq wrote
It’s all the colleges and post-college job opportunities in medicine, finance and technology. While COL is high, compensation is also usually high, because getting people to stay is notoriously difficult because of housing costs and terrible winters.
icwhatudiddere t1_j5y5nsx wrote
All those people commuting to Boston every day are definitely still working at 85. It’s amazing really.
codechimpin t1_j5yah9r wrote
I pray for self driving cars by then. Hell, I am 46 and want them now.
Wise_Mongoose_3930 t1_j5yd3gl wrote
Also old people vote (demographically speaking) and due to the way the electoral college works their vote almost certainly counts more in FL than it did in the state they came from, which is another incentive to become a FL citizen.
arguablyhuman t1_j5yi9hx wrote
Of all the colormaps you chose that?!?
Imaginary-Mechanic62 t1_j5yicx5 wrote
Sounds awesome. We need those everywhere
AuburnElvis t1_j5yj7ow wrote
This is why autonomous vehicles can't arrive soon enough.
painperduu t1_j5yk6yp wrote
Wow, a map where my home state (MS) is not last
RTR7105 t1_j5yltd3 wrote
Alabama is what Florida was a generation ago slightly colder. No taxes on social security/retirement income and a partial refund on any federal taxes on them as well. Also low cost of living, golf, and agreeable climate.
http_401 t1_j5ymvz2 wrote
Cabot dairy products are delightful, especially that Seriously Sharp cheddar. I traveled to Vermont a number of times on work trips, and always made time for some fun activities while I was there. My trip to the Cabot creamery is a favorite.
squarerootofapplepie t1_j5yozm5 wrote
Try it as a regular sandwich with honey maple ham instead of a hamburger/bacon, on some rye bread.
squarerootofapplepie t1_j5yp5tl wrote
If getting people to stay was difficult there wouldn’t be a housing shortage in Boston.
miclugo t1_j5yumen wrote
Ben and Jerry's has (had?) a very large ice cream sundae by that name.
icwhatudiddere t1_j5yz8zs wrote
Personally I think the housing shortage is more of an affordable housing shortage. Boston doesn’t seem to like to build high density housing so we’re not keeping up with natural growth let alone all the people who move here to work. NIMBY’s seem to ruin everything.
loud119 t1_j5yzh39 wrote
i'm shocked Florida isn't at the top
nlyons23 t1_j5z23uu wrote
Gotta drive like you ski out here!
cursethedarkness t1_j5z2g6h wrote
I have to wonder how many actually drive. My stepdad held a valid license, but we definitely didn’t let him behind a wheel.
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destinybond t1_j5zir1d wrote
thats not really a thing most people care about when deciding where to register
Wise_Mongoose_3930 t1_j5zjlht wrote
It was for my grandparents. Old people top the charts for participation in elections in the USA every single year.
Hapankaali t1_j5zseb0 wrote
Yes, that is my point. Both the number of people aged 85+ and the percentage of those people with a licence are potentially relevant numbers, but mixing them into a composite measure just obfuscates the picture.
Trainer_Rob t1_j60jg1c wrote
Probably some relation between obesity here. Texas for sure. Also know Vermont NH and Connecticut are healither
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harborsparrow t1_j611cf1 wrote
Not as helpful as it could be because population density varies so much between, say, NJ and MT.
ExtraCrackers t1_j648xf6 wrote
New Hampshire is a weird place to drive. People will make up stop signs , refuse /race at merges even going as far as stopping on on ramps or even slowing on the highway or moving into the wrong lane. If you think your horn or flash a light it the most common things will never occur to them. Such as if a lights green, they're coming into your lane /forcing you out or there's a danger ahead. The lights or horn simply mean "screw you " here and I don't get it. We also make up speed limits. Which I know people speed but here it's bizarre. Between the random speed limits that make no sense like the fabled 20mph on a straight road with no homes or businesses to rt16 arbitrarily switching between 55 and 65 theres really no reason to observe the limit unless it's snowing.
Frederick_Foz t1_j65w44i wrote
Where tf in NH do you live? I’m from Rockingham and the only part I’ve seen is racing at merge lanes
ExtraCrackers t1_j65wcql wrote
Southern. I drive hundreds of hours a month and I've seen some shit man
OfficialWireGrind OP t1_j5w9q0x wrote
Sources:
https://data.transportation.gov/Roadways-and-Bridges/Licensed-Drivers-by-state-gender-and-age-group/xfkb-3bxx
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_population
Tools: Python Plotly