Given our close proximity to New York state, Connecticut has been hit hard by COVID-19. In fact, a recent New York Times article reported four of Connecticut’s metro areas in the top 15 nationally for the number of new deaths in the last two weeks: Fairfield County (#2), Hartford (#3), New Haven (#6), and Torrington (#11). Statewide, the number of confirmed cases continues to climb as testing becomes more accessible. As of Monday, April 27, Connecticut had 90,746 tests completed; 25,997 confirmed cases; 1,758 hospitalizations; and 2,012 deaths. On average, per 1000 residents, that is approximately 25.34 tests, 7.26 confirmed cases, 0.49 hospitalizations, and 0.56 deaths.
Read MoreResearch student loans and the term “crisis” tends to appear in the search results. Student loan debt has been increasing steadily as the cost of education rises in our country, with student loan debt accounting for over $1.5 trillion in 2019 compared to $260 billion in 2004. In fact, 11% of consumer debt is attributed to student loans with the average student loan debt being around $37,000.
Read MoreAs of Monday, April 20, 2020, six of Connecticut’s towns saw a week-over-week increase of more than 12%. A week ago on April 13, Windham County had the lowest self-response rate at 45.7%, putting it in last place among Connecticut’s counties. However, as of April 20 it came in second-to-last with a 50.4% self-response rate, with Litchfield County slightly lower (49.6%).
Read MoreAs of Monday, April 13, 2020, 50.3% of Connecticut residents had responded to the 2020 Census. That puts Connecticut 17th among the 50 states. Connecticut dropped 3 spots from last week and ranked 17th among the 50 states. Minnesota led the way with a rate of 58.1%, and Alaska lagged with a rate of 32.4%.
Read MoreAs unemployment numbers continue to stun Connecticut with their scale, business registration numbers are also declining. Business starts, which refer to the number of applications received by the Secretary of State’s Office for new business formations, are another way to look at the economic impact.
Read MoreAs of Tuesday, April 7, 2020, 47.6% of Connecticut residents had responded to the 2020 Census. That puts us 14th among the 50 states. This is up from 23rd on March 23. Minnesota leads the way with a rate of 55.2%, and Alaska lags with a rate of 29.4%.
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Read MoreAs of Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 37.6% of Connecticut residents had responded to 2020 Census. That puts us 19th among the 50 states. This is up from 23rd on March 23. Wisconsin leads the way with a rate of 44.3%, and Alaska is last with a rate of 22%. Connecticut performs better than two of its neighbors, Rhode Island (35.1%) and New York (31.1%), but lags behind Massachusetts (38.3%).
Read MoreCTData realizes that it can be challenging to understand what sources to trust and where to find reliable data. We created a COVID-19 dashboard with daily updates, including the number of completed tests, confirmed cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. Detailed information is available at the state and county level with the number of confirmed cases available at the town level. Data in the dashboard comes from the governor’s daily updates with data from the CT Department of Public Health (DPH).
Read MoreIn the United States, women must work an average of 3 extra months each year to earn the same as men. Equal Pay Day, March 31, 2020, commemorates this wage gap by marking “how far into the year women must additionally work to earn what men earned in the previous year.” In other words, women, on average, must work 15 months to earn the income men earn in 12 months.
Read MoreEveryone’s lives have been upended due to the novel coronavirus. You may be reading this from your home “office” (dining table, kitchen counter, your child’s fort…). You and others in your community also may have college students staying with you since classes have moved online. The coronavirus has also affected census operations, but one thing hasn’t changed—college students should be counted where they would have been residing on April 1.
Read MoreUsing data from the Connecticut Department of Public Health and the Connecticut League for Nursing's (CLN) annual survey, we partnered with the Connecticut Center for Nursing Workforce, Inc. (CCNW) to present a comprehensive overview of the nursing workforce in Connecticut: the Nursing Data Portal.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, March 10th, data users from universities, non-profit organizations, municipalities, and private consulting businesses joined CTData for its first Hartford Data Meetup of 2020. These Data Meetups are opportunities for data users around the state to share data resources, support each other in their work, and network with peers. Meetups happen on a quarterly basis and focus on a particular topic. The March Meetup focused on health data.
Read MoreBetween Thursday, March 12 and Friday, March 20, Connecticut residents can expect to receive a Census notification in the mail. The official Census Bureau invitation, to be delivered by the U.S. Postal Service, will include detailed information on how to respond to the 2020 Census. Individuals responding submit one Census form listing everyone who lives in their household.
Read MoreThis is the second piece of a four-part series about data literacy and critical data consumerism through the lens of economic prosperity. This post focuses on unemployment. You can read Part 1 about income here. We hope that through this series you will be reminded that we must all continue to be curious about the information we are presented with and work to be critical consumers of data in our everyday lives.
Read MoreYou are probably already aware that there are certain groups that are at higher risk of being undercounted in any census. And you may be aware of some of the groups in your own community.
But what can you do to help each person in your community be counted?
Read MoreLooking for updated Connecticut data on demographics, education, health, housing, the economy, and more? Our data sets have been updated with 2018 ACS data for your next data project.
Read MoreWhen you hear the term “literacy,” your mind might immediately jump to phonics flashcards and handwriting worksheets. Or maybe you think of a financial literacy podcast you listen to for investing tips and retirement planning. But what about the term “data literacy”? Here at CTData, we believe data literacy is an important and accessible set of skills that every person needs to possess.
Read MoreDid you know that Connecticut receives $10.7 billion from the federal government each year based on the decennial census count? Yet the U.S. Census bureau projects a 55% self-response rate in 2020, compared to a 74% self-response rate in 2010. Which is why the recruitment and hiring of Census Enumerators is so important.
Read MoreIt all begins with a question, a question that you think can be easily answered with data. You sit down at your computer, fueled by curiosity and ready to find your solution. Fast forward several hours, and you’ve stared at the monitor for so long you can feel your eyes melting. How can one question that seems so simple be so complicated to answer? You don’t need magic or a data fairy godparent, you just need the brand new CTDATA.ORG.
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