NEW HAVEN, Conn., November 25, 2024 — In one of the richest states in the U.S., a newly released report from DataHaven highlights concerning trends in financial, food, and housing insecurity across Connecticut.
According to the 2024 DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey, released today at a statewide event celebrating the organization's 30th Anniversary, nearly 40 percent of adults in Connecticut are struggling financially, marking the highest rate of financial insecurity since the start of statewide data collection in 2015. The report also reveals a troubling rise in food and housing insecurity, with certain populations facing disproportionately high rates of hardship.
The survey also highlights disparities in how different populations experience financial, food, and housing insecurity. Certain groups, such as immigrants from Puerto Rico, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals, face significantly higher levels of insecurity in all three areas. The gender gap is especially notable, with women reporting higher rates of financial hardship than men across most indicators.
While today's announcement focused on financial and food insecurity in Connecticut, the full survey results, including information on a wide range of topics such as the quality of parks and bike lanes, trust in local and state government, access to mental health services, social support, discrimination, and life satisfaction, can be found on the DataHaven website. Future releases will highlight trends observed by DataHaven in those areas during the past 10 years of this survey program.
For the full press release, and detailed crosstabs with data tables for each question across detailed demographic groups, please visit the main DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey page and view the "2024 DCWS" section.
