Report: Fewer In CT Volunteering, Voting But More Eating Dinner At Home
Hartford Courant January 19, 2016
[Excerpt] Fewer Connecticut residents are voting, volunteering and donating to charity but more are eating dinner with their families and talking with their neighbors.These are among the findings from the 2016 Connecticut Civic Health Index. The report, conducted by DataHaven with help from others including Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, looks at the level of civic involvement in several categories across the state.… Read More
New Haven Residents Feeling Somewhat Safer
by Anonymous January 15, 2016
This article was originally published 1/15/2016 in the New Haven Independent, https://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/data_city_residents_n/ by APARNA NATHAN AND MARK ABRAHAM… Read More
Connecticut Improves Access to Voting
by Mark Abraham January 14, 2016
The following text is from a press release from Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill. Visit the Secretary of the State's website, or http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2016/1.14.16_RTV_Release.2.pdf, for the full news release.… Read More
Expert View: Happiness and Inclusive Growth
Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth Inclusion Hub December 29, 2015
[Excerpt] Bhutan pioneered the Gross National Happiness Index. Now a U.S. study has released the nation’s largest neighborhood-level survey of well-being, modeled on a U.K. census. What does it tell us about the links between happiness, financial services and inclusive growth?… Read More
Survey finds most residents ‘satisfied’
The Plainville Citizen December 7, 2015
[Excerpt] "A recent DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey that interviewed Connecticut residents on their quality of life, health and happiness included responses from 200 Plainville residents. Results show that, by far, most Plainville residents are happy with where they live.… Read More
DataHaven Announces Completion of Largest-Ever Survey on Neighborhood-Level Quality of Life, Health, and Happiness
by Mark Abraham November 23, 2015
Nearly 17,000 randomly-selected residents of all towns in Connecticut and adjacent sections of New York State participated in the 2015 DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey, with in-depth interviews on quality of life, health, and happiness… Read More
