Report: Valley towns are growing more diverse
Connecticut Post November 22, 2016
Excerpt:.... The 2016 Valley Community Index is a deep dive into data collected from federal, state and local agencies, and from residents themselves. DataHaven is the principal author of the 58-page study that was sponsored by the Valley Community Foundation and Griffin Hospital.… Read More
Report Raises Tough Questions For The Valley
Valley Independent Sentinel November 21, 2016
Excerpt:What can be done to retain Derby families who are struggling to stay in the city? Why are the asthma rates so high in Ansonia and Derby? By the year 2025, the Valley’s senior citizen population is expected to have grown by 102 percent since 1990. But will those seniors be able to live in their homes? Will there be a support system to help them? What will they need?… Read More
Newsletter: Be the first to see groundbreaking new data about Connecticut neighborhoods
by Mark Abraham October 24, 2016
The following content is adapted from our semi-annual email newsletter. A test data viewer is also embedded below. Contact us to be added to our distribution list. What did analysis of millions of data points and interviews with tens of thousands of area residents have to say about Connecticut? Fairfield County Community Wellbeing Index 2016 … Read More
More low-income workers commute to jobs, report finds
Yale Daily News October 14, 2016
[Excerpt of Yale Daily News article by Myles Odermann, October 14, 2016]:Low-income workers in the Elm City must commute to work more often than those who earn living wages, according to a recent report by DataHaven, a New Haven-based nonprofit analysis group.… Read More
Dependence on smartphones may challenge Connecticut job seekers
by Anonymous July 20, 2016
Note: This article, by DataHaven intern Emma Zehner, originally appeared in the New Haven Register. You may view it there at http://www.nhregister.com/technology/20160720/dependence-on-smartphones-....… Read More
Report underscores sentiment of many struggling workers
Stamford Advocate May 8, 2016
Excerpt, from Stamford Advocate, "Report underscores sentiment of many struggling workers," by Alexander Soule, Sunday, May 8, 2016: "It was a remarkable commentary on the state of the typical Connecticut resident’s mind when fully half of some 16,000 people statewide indicated last year their odds of finding suitable employment here were only fair at best." "In surveys of 16,200 people between April and October last year, New Haven… Read More
