As the Census State Data Center, CTData is required to delineate the 2020 PUMA boundaries. An important component of this delineation process is to elicit community feedback from the data users in our state. We began this process in December during our conference session, “PUMAS: What are they and how you can help,” where we laid out the background of what PUMAs are and why this issue matters on our website as well as through an Op-Ed published by the CT Examiner. We also spent time creating options for the 2020 PUMAs so that data users could respond to them at a meeting we held this week. Read on to learn what was decided this week based on community input.
Read MoreDuring CTData’s 2021 Conference, we hosted a session dedicated to Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs). If you attended the session, we want to thank you for engaging and offering your input and suggestions. If you missed this session, read on to learn more about what PUMAs are, why they are important, what needs to be done by January 2022, and how you can help with this important process!
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