"The information from the survey will help create America's largest community wellbeing survey — with nearly 20,000 interviews."
"The overall goal of this survey is to help the [Fairfield] Health Department to identify and then focus its effort on the health needs of Fairfield."
Link:
http://www.fairfieldcitizenonline.com/news/article/Health-survey-to-call-on-Fairfielders-6262883.php
"Unlike most statewide and national surveys, the DataHaven program has brought together grassroots efforts across the state — effectively unifying dozens of existing regional surveys into a single, high-quality program."
Link:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/14/ct-datahaven-survey-idUSnPn1twDlR+85+PRN20150514
[The survey] provides neighborhood- and regional-level information not available from any other source on community vitality, health, family economic security, and individual happiness.
Link:
http://bristolobserver.com/2015/05/07/community-wellbeing-survey-underway/
"This study is an examination of retail composition on Greenwich Avenue, the “Main Street” corridor in the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut between 2000 and 2013. Retail composition is affected largely by demographic and economic activity, but it is also influenced by a community’s history, culture and image. Commercial corridors are where neighborhood change becomes visible and can be measured by observing store openings and closing as well as change in type.
[Excerpt] "According to the study published this year, Connecticut has a foreign-born population of 481,880, which represents 14 percent of the state’s 3.6 million residents. There are 74,670 foreign-born people living in Greater New Haven. The figure is based on numbers from the 2008-12 American Community Survey’s five-year estimates.
Supporters of the survey include dozens of the state’s leading hospitals, government agencies, universities, and charities statewide.
Link:
http://www.thereddingpilot.com/2015/04/27/survey-questions-well-being-and-happiness-statewide/
DataHaven designed the survey with support of nearly 100 government, academic, health care, and community partners in every region of the state, many of whom are major funders of the program.
[An excerpt from the Executive Summary of the report:]