National Invest in Veterans Week is observed from March 1 through March 7 each year and provides an opportunity to celebrate and honor our veterans and their contributions to our community and economy. We put together a blog post with some facts about veterans in Connecticut based on data from the 2019 American Community Survey.
Read MoreIn February 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau updated census geographic boundaries for many states across the country, including Connecticut. Since data from both the American Community Survey and decennial census is often consumed at the census-tract level (areas of up to 4,000 people), it is important for data users to understand the differences between 2010 and 2020 boundaries, as new data will be disseminated using updated boundaries going forward.
Read MoreHow has the coronavirus pandemic affected different groups in Connecticut, and especially the Hartford region? What are people doing to prevent its spread, and what do people know about the virus? As part of the Putting Local Data to Work project through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Urban Institute, CTData began working with three of these organizations (Sudanese American House of CT, Family Life in Education, and Hartford Health Initiative) to identify ways to support them as they served their constituents in their response to and recovery from the pandemic.
Read MoreThe U.S. Census Bureau is typically associated with the once-a-decade count of the entire population of the United States, but did you know the bureau collects and shares data from over 130 surveys and programs?
Read MoreCongress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in March 2020 to provide financial support to residents struggling with the costs of Covid-19. On average, eligible Connecticut residents received $1,616 in the first round of the CARES Act stimulus, compared to $1,676 nationally.
Read MoreTwo major projects in one month! CTData is also excited to announce the Connecticut Zoning Atlas, developed in partnership with Desegregate CT. This interactive map—the first of its kind in the state—includes all 2,616 zoning districts and two subdivisions and allows users to view the type of zoning district and filter by permitted residential uses. The tool also includes overlays for rail, CTfastrak, and ferries.
Read MoreCovid-19 has revealed the inequities and injustices that perpetuate the systems in Connecticut. This blog post highlights the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on women and girls (particularly, women and girls of color). We urge policymakers, government officials, philanthropists, non-profit service providers, corporations, and community members to use this information to work towards equity through relief and recovery efforts.
Read MorePlease join us for a special event this Thursday, January 28 at 9:00 am to learn more about the Essential Equity report just released. The event is hosted by the Aurora Foundation, Connecticut Collective for Women & Girls, and CTData.
Read MoreIf you use census data, read more below about an important update that will impact the future of your data work in Connecticut.
Read MoreIf you use census data, stay tuned for an important update that will impact the future of your data work in Connecticut.
The State of Connecticut requested and the Census Bureau proposed the appointment of the state’s nine Councils of Governments (COGs) as the “county-equivalent geographic unit for purposes of collecting, tabulating, and disseminating statistical data.” The change is set to be implemented in 2023.
Read MoreAre you as excited as we are about the newly released ACS 2015-2019 data?
Read MoreHow has Connecticut changed in the last five years? According to our analysis on the newly released 2015-2019 American Community Survey (ACS) data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the total population of Connecticut has declined slightly. However, the share of the population that identifies as a person of color has increased by 3%, and the share of the population that has health insurance has increased as well.
Read MoreDid you know that Connecticut has a State Data Plan? On a basic level, the State Data Plan helps ensure that the public has access to a growing number of data collected through the business of the state. You may even use data made available through this plan without realizing it. Or you may be contributing data as part of your work for the state that we can all utilize because of the Plan.
Read MoreYes, we love numbers, but we're particularly excited to share this report from the CTData Virtual Conference 2020. This past Monday and Tuesday (November 9 and 10, 2020), people from across the state and country convened for “Data For Everybody: Ethical Practices, Equitable Solutions.” This conference explored the intersection of data and equity and how data people can support equity in their work.
Read MoreWe are excited to announce that through a collaboration with the Partnership for Strong Communities (PSC), the 2020 PSC Housing Data Profiles are now available. The Connecticut Data Collaborative (CTData) along with David Keyes from R for the Rest of Us and Thomas Vroylandt from Tillac helped to realize the new vision for the PSC profiles.
Read MoreAs communities and businesses across Connecticut continue their ongoing battle with the Covid-19 pandemic, an initial look at excess deaths underscores the destruction this public health crisis has left in its wake. Excess deaths are deaths that occurred above and beyond what would be expected in an average year. In other words, the number of excess deaths is a measure of the temporary increase in the mortality rate of a population. To understand the relationship between Covid-19 and excess deaths, we compared the actual death toll in 2020 to the average of death tolls from the past 5 years, using data from the CT Department of Public Health (CT DPH). To learn more, continue reading or download a pdf version of our findings.
Read MoreThis year’s conference explores the intersection of equity and ethics in data to help data users in Connecticut integrate these principles and practices into our daily data work.
Read MoreOur new Covid-19 Dashboard is now live, updated with a cleaner interface and new visualizations! The visualizations in our previous dashboard were both important and relevant in the early months of the pandemic, and, while they remain important, they are becoming less relevant in today’s conversations. We designed this dashboard to align with evolving data needs as the pandemic continues.
Read MoreThe availability of Covid-19 data can vary by location, demographics, and capacity. A Google search can quickly provide information like the number of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths at the local, state, and national levels, and also economic numbers like unemployment rates and job loss. But when it comes to understanding how the virus might impact different communities, that information can be harder to find because sometimes it’s not being collected or publicly disseminated.
Read MoreAs we’ve spoken with people during the last couple of months about census outreach, one theme has become clear: many people still have hesitations about completing their 2020 Census questionnaires. Reasons include not realizing that the census brings funding to their community, feeling doubtful that funding would be distributed, or reluctance to provide personal information to the federal government.
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