Yale survey finds New Haven low-income areas feel safer, but health worries remain
New Haven Register May 9, 2016
[Excerpt] "For added context, the review included findings from DataHaven’s Community Wellbeing Survey. This phone survey was taken with more than 16,000 randomly selected adults throughout the state and 800 in the city of New Haven between April and October 2015.… 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
New Data Shows New Haven's Promise
by Anonymous April 20, 2016
BY APARNA NATHANIn January, the City of New Haven submitted its second application for a federal “Promise Zone” designation, one year after its original application was selected as a finalist but not advanced to be one of the six designated zones that year.… Read More
Urban Connecticut's structural strain
by Anonymous April 15, 2016
BY ARI ANISFELD Urban centers are the engines of Connecticut's economy. They are job-centers, entertainment-providers, and home to 18 percent of Connecticut's population. But they also face the largest gaps when it comes to paying the bill. In 2015, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s New England Public Policy Center analyzed the fiscal affairs of every Connecticut town and found wide disparities. … Read More
Quality of life up in Elm City
Yale Daily News March 29, 2016
[Excerpt] Perceptions of safety and community satisfaction in the Elm City are on the rise, but inequality remains intractable, according to a recent study conducted by local nonprofit analytics group DataHaven.… Read More
Survey: Poverty Effects In Connecticut Are Far-Reaching
Hartford Courant March 27, 2016
Note: This story appeared on the front page of the Hartford Courant on Sunday, March 27. The online version contains an interactive data visualization allowing readers to explore survey data by Connecticut town, age, gender, household income, and other factors.… Read More
