Ten youth from Hartford joined the Hartford Data Collaborative this past January to serve as the first full class of Hartford Youth Data Fellows. This program is a follow-up to the Hartford Youth Researchers program from the spring of 2022 and is part of CTData’s mission to empower an ecosystem of data users. This year’s group is larger than 2022’s class and includes seven high school seniors and three college students.
Read MoreAt CTData, we are continuing to update our geographic resources following the changes to census tracts and census blocks for the 2020 Census. We’ve released three new crosswalks: one for census tracts, one for census blocks, and an updated 5 Connecticuts crosswalk.
Read MoreFebruary 2023 marks the 96th year of celebrating the incredible accomplishments and contributions of Black and African American residents nationwide. Since 1976, the month of February has been designated as Black History Month (whereas prior to 1976, this event was celebrated for a week). In this post, we will highlight various data facts and achievements to celebrate our Black and African American residents in Connecticut.
Read MoreIn February 2022, we released a shocking analysis of the eviction crisis in Connecticut diving into topics such as the disparities of evictions of certain demographics, along with analysis of representation in court and the outcomes depending on representation. We are working on an updated analysis with evictions data through the end of 2022, which will be released sometime in the next few months. This blog post will provide a general overview of eviction trends from 2017 through the end of 2022.
Read MoreThe Hartford Data Collaborative (HDC) provided the City of Hartford’s Department of Families, Children, Youth, and Recreation (DFCYR) with the first report on its investment in programs for children and youth starting in the summer of 2021 and continuing through May 30, 2022 (FY2022). Hartford’s UNITY Program provides grants to local program providers serving Hartford youth and is funded by the federal American Rescue Plan Act and is designed to engage children after the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. This project was the first in Hartford to require providers receiving over $5,000 in grant funds to join the Hartford Data Collaborative and share their data with HDC.
Read MoreHealth insurance coverage in Connecticut has changed from 2010 to 2021, and in this post, we take a look at both state and town-level trends.
We used town-level data from the recently released 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, as well as the 2012-2016 ACS 5-year estimates, and the American Community Survey 1-year estimates for state-level trends.
Read MoreThe American Community Survey (ACS) is administered by the United States Census Bureau on an ongoing basis, from January through December of every year. The 2021 ACS 5-year estimates (covering the period from January 2017 through December 2021) were released on December 8, 2022. As usual, we have created an interactive tool for you to explore the data.
Our interactive tool covers a variety of topics, including economic, demographic, education, language, and many other data topics disaggregated by town along with comparisons to previous 5-year periods.
Read MoreThe 2020 Decennial Census faced unprecedented challenges: the COVID-19 pandemic, political interference, natural disasters, and the implementation of a new approach to privacy protection called differential privacy. We invited two experts to share what this means for using Census 2020 data. Amy O’Hara is a Research Professor in the Massive Data Institute and Executive Director of the Federal Statistical Research Data Center at Georgetown University. Elizabeth Garner is the State Demographer at the Colorado State Demography Office.
Read MoreEach year, the Census Bureau produces population estimates for each state and county that are different than the ACS t-year survey that many of us are used to. These are called Population Estimates, and these are the official measures of population & housing units between decennial censuses. In this conference session, you will learn about the methodology that undergirds these annual data and learn about the ways you can access the data through the US Census Bureau.
Read MoreThe Longitudinael-Employer Household Dynamics Data (LEHD) Products combines state administrative data with census data to understand various aspects of the workforce. During this conference session, we learned about several of the LEHD products, and learned how to use them. Watch the video to learn how you can use these products to inform your decision-making.
Read MoreCTData has been busy this year, growing and offering more products and services that can help you with making sound decisions with data. The links to information we shared during the session is available here. The recording will be made available below after the session.
Read MoreAt CTData Conference 2022, Eva Liu and Steve Gates from Chicago Beyond joined us to talk about the seven inequities standing in the way of impact from the guidebook, Why am I Always Being Researched.
Read MoreDo you have data that contains geographic information (town, zip code, etc.) that you have never put onto a map? What is hiding in there?
Read MoreThe Hartford Data Collaborative has opened its application for Hartford youth to join HDC starting in January 2023. The Hartford Youth Data Fellowship is a 5-month data training and community-based project development program for Hartford students as part of the Hartford Data Collaborative. The program is designed to increase data literacy and analysis skills for high school seniors and college students and improve their confidence in interpreting data and sharing their insights with others. These skills and experiences will serve youth in their college and career explorations and provide an analytic foundation for youth interested in using data to make an impact in the Hartford community.
Read MoreNational Disability Employment Awareness Month is observed annually in October, recognizing people with disabilities' essential roles in a diverse and inclusive American workforce.
From the American Community Survey, 5-year estimates for 2016-2020, we looked at three data tables for Connecticut's population with a disability: population, employment, and median earnings. Below are some of the highlights from the data.
Read MoreThis week marks the end of Hispanic Heritage Month, a reminder for the nation to recognize and celebrate our Hispanic and Latino community members.
In this blog post, we share a profile of Connecticut’s large and vibrant Hispanic and Latino population using data from the 2010 and 2020 Decennial Census and the 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates.
Read MoreWhether you work with data frequently or every once in a blue moon, you'll know that data really doesn’t speak for itself. If you were to hand a few graphs to your audience, they would likely be disinterested or, worse, walk away with inaccurate conclusions about the data.
Read MoreThe Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of Connecticut residents in many ways, from introducing many workers to remote work to exacerbating the financial struggles of others. Last year, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that standard 2020 ACS 1-year estimates would not be released, as Covid-19 severely impacted the data collection process and ultimately resulted in estimates that did not meet the Census Bureau’s Statistical Data Quality Standards. The Census Bureau was able to work through data collection challenges this year and released ACS 2021 1-year estimates on September 15, 2022.
In this post, we analyze changes from pre-pandemic (2019 ACS 1-year estimates) to the most recent time frame of data we have (2021 ACS 1-year estimates) to explore the impact of the pandemic on Connecticut residents and workers.
Read MoreAs of March 2022, over 45 million residents in the United States had outstanding principal and interest balances on their federal student loans, with an average balance of $35,685 per borrower. The Census Bureau reports 156 million residents who have at least some college education, meaning nearly 3 in 10 (29%) who attended or are attending higher education have outstanding student debt. This results in a total of over $1.6 trillion in outstanding debt, not including balances from private loans. Note that 9% of these borrowers were unable to be categorized into one of the fifty states (these categories included Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, Other, and Not Reported).
This post will explore and further dive into the student loan portfolio data published by the U.S. Department of Education.
Read MoreData users - we are gearing up for the last quarter of 2022 with the Equity in Data Community of Practice! We have all learned a great deal together so far in 2022, and the planning team has come up with an exciting fall lineup.
If you are unfamiliar with Equity In Data Community Of Practice, we are a group of data users in Connecticut (mostly) supporting one another as we work toward integrating more equitable data practices. We focus on racial equity explicitly but not exclusively. Our group is a project of the Connecticut Data Collaborative.
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