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  • Unemployment rate for youth in cities still too high, experts say

    [Excerpt] By Chris Bosak, Sunday, March 19, 2017 State employment numbers released March 10 by the Department of Labor point to an improving job market, but younger Connecticut residents, especially those in cities, are not celebrating.

    Mar. 19, 2017

    All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Economy

  • Connecticut Bets on Arts, Entrepreneurship for Equity

    [Excerpt] By Johnny Magdaleno The arts are often seen as a pastime of elites. Indeed, in cities like Hartford, Connecticut, people with college degrees, or those who make more than $100,000 a year, are more likely [according to the 2015 DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey] to take advantage of their local museum or concert hall than those who make less or didn’t finish college.

    Mar. 15, 2017

    All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Civic Vitality

  • A Citywide Health Check-up, Neighborhood by Neighborhood

    By Camille Seaberry [Excerpt] Take a close look at the neighborhood-by-neighborhood data from the 500 Cities project, a new collaboration by the CDC, the CDC Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which shows us both successes and disparities in the health of Connecticut cities.

    Mar. 2, 2017

    All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Health

  • Why so many children live in poverty in Fairfield County

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    Feb. 8, 2017

    All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Economy

  • Report: Danbury lags behind in quality of life indicators

    Feb. 6, 2017

    All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Civic Vitality, Economy, Education

  • Fairfield County income inequality worst in nation

    [excerpt] NORWALK: Fairfield County may be associated with affluence, but with pockets of poverty scattered throughout, the issues affecting the nation are no less an issue in Connecticut, according to a new study of the area. The region's income inequality ranks first in the 100 largest U.S. metro areas when comparing incomes of top and bottom earners.

    Jan. 30, 2017

    All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Economy

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