Some of our most popular resources for civic engagement data include:
DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey - numerous survey questions related to civic engagement, social cohesion, and community resources produce local-level data about Connecticut that is not available from any other source.
Some of our most popular resources for childhood and education data include:
DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey - survey of over 16,000 randomly-selected adults throughout CT; questions related to community resources for children provide local-level data about Connecticut communities that are not available from any other source.
Transcript of 5-minute radio segment:
An advisory committee in Connecticut has released its second report on civic and public participation in the state showing how publicly involved people are. The information is a mixed bag ahead of a major election year.
Link:
http://wamc.org/post/connecticut-group-releases-states-second-civic-health-report
[Excerpt] Fewer Connecticut residents are voting, volunteering and donating to charity but more are eating dinner with their families and talking with their neighbors.
These are among the findings from the 2016 Connecticut Civic Health Index. The report, conducted by DataHaven with help from others including Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, looks at the level of civic involvement in several categories across the state.
Mary Buchanan, Erica Pandey, Mark Abraham (DataHaven)
January 01, 2016
National Conference on Citizenship, Connecticut Secretary of State, Everyday Democracy
The Connecticut Civic Health Index is a report published under the auspices of the National Conference of Citizenship (NCoC), in partnership with Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, Everyday Democracy, DataHaven, and other members of the Connecticut Civic Health Advisory Group.
The report was authored by DataHaven's Mary Buchanan, Erica Pandey, and Mark Abraham. Use the button above to download the report, or click here.
2016 Connecticut Civic Health Index report on Connecticut data pertaining to civic engagement, voting, and related issues. Please view the main report page for more information.
This is a reduced file size version of the City of New Haven's original 2016 plan document. Please see our New Haven Promise Zone / New Haven City Transformation Plan page for additional information.
Document:
CTP report5 rfs.pdf
This article was originally published 1/15/2016 in the New Haven Independent, https://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/data_city_residents_n/
by APARNA NATHAN AND MARK ABRAHAM
Link:
http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/data_city_residents_n/
The following text is from a press release from Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill. Visit the Secretary of the State's website, or http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2016/1.14.16_RTV_Release.2.pdf, for the full news release.
This crosstab of results from the 2015 DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey contains weighted estimates for the 13-town Greater New Haven region as defined in the Community Index 2013, as well as weighted estimates for individual towns and groups of towns within that region. It also contains disaggregations by household income level for the Greater New Haven region as a whole.
