005 For the Love of Fireworks – For the Love of Data

• Big Data falls off the hype cycle: http://www.datasciencecentral.com/profiles/blogs/big-data-falls-off-the-hype-cycle
• Tableau 10 in beta:
  • http://www.tableau.com/about/blog/2016/4/10-reasons-join-tableau-10-beta-53165
  • http://www.tableau.com/coming-soon

NOTE: Overall, statistics are hard to follow across sites and even different reports from the same groups. 

 

2015 Consumption Statistics:

• Consumption: 260.7 Million lbs. (Consumer), 24.6 million lbs. (Display) (#5 APA)
  • *** The consumer weight of fireworks used is roughly equivalent to the weight of the entire population of Hawaii! ***
• Revenue: $755 million (Consumer), $340 million (Display) (#5 APA). Focusing on the consumer spending:
  • This is over 100x more than the revenue Katy Perry would have generated with the 7 million U.S. sales of her song “Firework” on iTunes.
  • This is more than the all the money we spent at In ‘N Out Burger in 2015.
  • If one person spent the same amount on Roman Candles, it would take them over 1,000 years to use the amount of fireworks we purchase in a year.

 

 

• 67% of fireworks injuries occur around July 4th

• Injuries by Age: This graph makes it seem like young adults are most commonly injured, but when you look at 20 year bands, it breaks down differently:
  • 0-19 = 47%
  • 5-24 = 49%
  • 10-24 (smaller than 20yr band) = 32%
  • 25-44 = 34%

• 12,000 fireworks injuries (CPSC) out of 31 million injuries = .04% of injuries are fireworks (#7 APA)
• 11 Deaths (#9 CPSC)

• Usage is growing but injuries are falling according to the American Pyrotechnics Association
  • Injuries are falling while consumption goes up. Injuries are also falling as our population has increased. However, in absolute terms injuries are relatively constant

• APA also contends that fireworks injuries are a small minority of total injuries to kids

 – #10 APA

 

Only three states (DE, MA, NJ) ban fireworks (#8 APA)

 

Links:

1. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) Fireworks Infographic –  http://www.cpsc.gov/PageFiles/150398/Fireworks-Infographic-2015-web.pdf?epslanguage=en
2. National Fire Protection Agency –  http://www.nfpa.org/public-education/by-topic/outdoors-and-seasonal/fireworks/reports-and-statistics-about-fireworks
3. Washington State Patrol –  http://www.wsp.wa.gov/fire/statistics.htm
4. Statistics Brain (Various Sources) –  http://www.statisticbrain.com/firework-statistics/
5. American Pyrotechincs Association –  http://www.americanpyro.com/industry-facts-figures
6. 2015 US Population –  http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/robert-schlesinger/2014/12/31/us-population-2015-320-million-and-world-population-72-billion
7. Fireworks injuries in perspective –  http://www.americanpyro.com/assets/docs/FactsandFigures/fireworks%20injuries%20perspecitive.2016.pdf
8. Fireworks liberalization-  http://www.americanpyro.com/assets/docs/FactsandFigures/consumpvinjuriesliberalizationgraph%201980-2010.pdf
9. CPSC 2014 Fireworks Report –  http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Media/Documents/Research–Statistics/Injury-Statistics/Fuel-Lighters-and-Fireworks/2014-Fireworks-Annual-Report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Fuel%2c+Lighters+and+Fireworks+Injury+Statistics
10. APA Injuries to Children –  http://www.americanpyro.com/assets/docs/FactsandFigures/injuries%20to%20children%20ages%205-18%202016.pdf
11. US Income –  http://www.deptofnumbers.com/income/us/
12. NFPA Fireworks Info Sheet – http://www.nfpa.org/~/media/files/research/fact-sheets/fireworksfactsheet.pdf?la=en
13. APA Fireworks Injures vs. Consumption – http://www.americanpyro.com/assets/docs/FactsandFigures/fireworks%20related%20injuries%20rtable%201976%20-2015.pdf
14. Katy Perry Firework Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firework_(song)
15. In ‘N Out Burger Sales – http://nrn.com/top-100/2015-top-100-restaurant-chain-countdown#slide-43-field_images-136081

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