E GREATER HARTFORD IF F L O T Y LI A IT Y QQUALITYU OF LIFEQ U Community L E CIA RRACIALA EQUIT HHICSICS GRAP Wellbeing DDEMOGRAEMO Index 2019 EECONOMYCONOM Y EEDUCATDUC ATIIOON L IIFEFE E X HHEALTH PPECTE EA CTA LT NC H Y OOUTCOMES CCOMMUNI UT O RRISK FACTORSC M IS O K M M F ES U A PPARTICI N A C PPU I T R T O U T Y TRUST R B I T S C LLI R I I U C P A S R T T E IION O A N L M Indicators of social progress, economic opportunity, and population well-being in Greater Hartford neighborhoods A CORE PROGRAM OF In collaboration with Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, and a Community Health Needs Assessment for Hartford and other Capitol Region towns and cities served by Saint Francis Hospital, Hartford HealthCare, and Eastern Connecticut Health Network Thank you to our Major Funders 2018 DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey Funders The Greater Hartford Community Wellbeing Index makes extensive use of the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey, which completed live, in-depth interviews with 16,043 randomly-selected adults in Connecticut last year, including 3,062 living in all towns in Greater Hartford. In addition to the major funders listed above, supporters of the interviews in Greater Hartford included the Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG), Trinity College Center for Urban and Global Studies, Hospital for Special Care, North Central District Health Department, Central Connecticut Health District, Eastern Highlands Health District, and Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, Inc. Lead Authors Mark Abraham, Executive Director, DataHaven Camille Seaberry, Senior Research Associate, DataHaven Co-Authors Josephine Ankrah, Alexandra Bourdillon, Kelly Davila, Emily Finn, Shaun McGann, and Aparna Nathan, DataHaven Jessica Clavette, Volunteer, and Brian Slattery, Consultant Other Contributors Liany Arroyo, Tung Nguyen, and Jessica Fourquet, City of Hartford Department of Health and Human Services Steve Balcanoff, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Gina Federico, North Hartford Triple Aim Collaborative and United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Scott Gaul, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Mary Stuart, Saint Francis Hospital, Trinity Health of New England Connecticut Hospital Association ChimeData Don Levy and Meghann Crawford, Siena College Research Institute John Kudos and Ashley Wu, Kudos Design Collaboratory Linda F Cantley and Deron Galusha, Yale Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program Calvin Jahnke, Caleb Kassa, John Park, DataHaven Summer Interns, and Carole Bass, Consultant Please contact DataHaven for permission to reproduce any of the text, images, or graphics in this report. We strongly encourage requests from organizations that wish to use this information or conduct further analysis to benefit community action. Contact information is listed on the back of the report. Nothing in this report should be interpreted to represent the official views of any of the participating organizations. Abraham, M., Seaberry, C., Ankrah, J., Bourdillon, A., Davila, K., Finn, E., McGann, S., Nathan, A. (2019). Greater Hartford Community Wellbeing Index 2019. New Haven, CT: DataHaven. Available at ctdatahaven.org. © 2019 DataHaven NAL O DATAHAVEN COMMUNITY INDEX, PG 19 DATAHAVEN PERS x e d WELLBEING INDEX, PG 21 n I g l n a i n e o y s b t l i r l n e e u P m W & m x o e C d n n e I v a POPULATION CHANGE, PG 37 H a t a D INCOME AND POVERTY, PG 41 y m o e n g o HOUSING, PG 46 n c a E h e C v i c JOBS AND JOBS ACCESS, PG 49 i s h u l p c a n r I EDUCATION, PG 53 g n o a m & e D , PG 73 H HEALT CONNECTING HEALTH AND WEALTH, PG 71 n o AND CHILD i g e INFANT R r e i h t l a HEALTH RISK FACTORS, PG 75 e H a g n i t HEALTH OUTCOMES, PG 82 a e r C PG 91 HE PU BLIC REALM, T e STEWARDSHIP OF r u & GREATER HARTFORD t e c f i Community u r COMMUNITY TRUST AND APPRECIATION, PG 96 L t Wellbeing c s i a v i Index 2019 r Indicators of social progress, economic opportunity, and f population well-being in Greater C Hartford neighborhoods n PARTICIPATION IN PU BLIC L IFE, PG 98 I CONCLUSION AND ENDNOTES, PG 102 Photo credit: Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. DataHaven Greater Hartford Community Wellbeing Index 4 Visual Appendix 50 figures, 35 tables, 1 report — here’s a preview of what we learned about Greater Hartford Follow the story and access resources at #CommunityIndex ctdata connecticutdata ctdata globe ctdatahaven.org 5 CHAPTER 1 FIG 1.4 RESIDENTS ARE FIG 2.2 CHILDREN & YOUNGER INCOME & POVERTY FIG 2.11 GH'S MIDDLE HAPPIER & HEALTHIER IN ADULTS ARE MUCH MORE Median Income CLASS HAS SHRUNK DataHaven PLACES THAT SCORE HIGH RACIALLY DIVERSE PG 25 Disparities CONSIDERABLY PG 29 ON COMMUNITY WELL-BEING Wage Gaps & Wealth Gaps AS WELL AS THOSE WITH Income Inequality Community STRONG NEIGHBORHOOD ASSETS PG 16 & 17 Rising Low-Income Rate Index & Financial Security Personal Wellbeing FIG 2.7 LOW-INCOME RATES ARE RISING, ESPECIALLY Index AMONG CHILDREN PG 27 FIG 2.3 THE REGION IS DIVERSIFYING, SOME PLACES MORE THAN OTHERS PG 25 QUALITY OF LIFE DataHaven Community CHAPTER 2 Index FIG 2.12 AVG. INCOMES HAVE DataHaven Personal Demographic FIG 2.8 GH HAS WIDE INCOME ONLY RISEN IN HIGHER- Wellbeing Index Change & DISPARITIES PG 28 INCOME TOWNS PG 29 FIG 2.4 IMMIGRANTS MAKE an Inclusive UP A GROWING SHARE OF THE REGION’S POP. PG 26 FIG 1.1 COMMUNITY WELL-BEING COMES FROM Economy 84 91 A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT 5 FACTORS PG 14 8484 84 91 91 5 5 8484 84 POPULATION91 CHANGE 91 5 5 A Growing Population FIG 2.9 THE HIGHEST- An Aging Region EARNING 5% MAKES ALMOST Increased Diversity 9X MORE MONEY THAN THE BOTTOM 20% PG 29 Changing Household Structure FIG 1.2 COMPARED TO THE FIG 2.5 GH’S CITIES HAVE HOUSING FIG 2.1 GH'S OLDER POP. IS U.S. & OTHER METROS, SIZEABLE IMMIGRANT PROJECTED TO CONTINUE Housing Stock WELL-BEING IS HIGH BUT POPULATIONS PG 26 GROWING PG 24 Housing Affordability VARIED PG 15 Housing Discrimination 91 84 FIG 2.13 HOUSING VALUES 5 ARE VERY HIGH IN THE OUTER RING TOWNS PG 30 FIG 2.10 GH HAS A WAGE GAP BY BOTH GENDER & RACE PG 29 FIG 2.6 SHARES OF MARRIED- COUPLE HOUSEHOLDS HAVE 84 91 DECLINED SLIGHTLY PG 27 5 FIG 1.3 WHITE & ASIAN RESIDENTS RANK WELL ABOVE BLACK & LATINO RESIDENTS ON WELL-BEING MEASURES PG 15 DataHaven Greater Hartford Community Wellbeing Index 6 FIG 2.14 COST BURDEN JOBS & JOBS ACCESS FIG 2.22 BLACK & SPECIAL CHAPTER 3 INFANT & RATES ARE BACK TO PRE- Regional Job EDUCATION STUDENTS ARE CHILD HEALTH RECESSION LEVELS, BUT ARE & Wage Trends SUSPENDED FAR MORE Creating Healthy Birth STILL HIGH FOR RENTERS Transportation OFTEN THAN OTHERS PG 34 Outcomes PG 31 & Job Locations A Healthier Environmental Threats Underemployment Region HEALTH RISK FACTORS FIG 2.19 HARTFORD Inadequate Access to PROVIDES MANY HIGH- Health & Dental Care PAYING JOBS TO THE Experiences of SURROUNDING REGION PG 33 Discrimination Adverse Childhood Experiences Nutrition, Physical 84 Activity, & 91 FIG 2.23 GH SCHOOLS Substance Use 5 HAVE WIDE ACHIEVEMENT The Opioid Crisis GAPS PG 35 CONNECTING HEALTH & WEALTH HEALTH OUTCOMES Greater Hartford’s Early Onset of Chronic Diseases FIG 2.15 THE AVG. RENTER 19–year Difference in Life Expectancy IS $3,000 SHORT OF 84 Mental Health PG 31 91 Leading Causes of Death Injuries AFFORDING A 2BR APT. 5 Infectious Diseases FIG 3.1 LIFE EXPECTANCY IN GH IS HIGH, BUT OFTEN FIG 3.3 RATES OF FIG 2.24 SIX YEARS AFTER DIFFERS BY SEVERAL HOSPITALIZATIONS GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, YEARS BETWEEN ADJACENT & ED VISITS VARY BY ONLY 51% OF GH PUBLIC NEIGHBORHOODS PG 61 GEOGRAPHY PG 63 FIG 2.20 GH'S MANUFAC- SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE A TURING SECTOR HAS COLLEGE DEGREE PG 35 DECLINED, WHILE HEALTH CARE & SOCIAL ASSISTANCE 84 JOBS SOAR PG 34 91 5 FIG 2.16 HOMEOWNERSHIP FIG 2.25 GH RESIDENTS IS STILL LOW IN LOWER- HAVE VERY DIFFERENT IDEAS GRADE AREAS PG 31 OF WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCE PG 36 FIG 2.17 HIGH-GRADE AREAS ARE STILL PREDOMINANTLY WHITE PG 31 EDUCATION Early Childhood FIG 3.2 CANCERS & INFANT/ FIG 3.4 PREVENTABLE FETAL MORTALITY IMPACT K–12 & Postsecondary HOSPITAL VISITS SHOW Education GH'S LIFESPANS THE MOST LARGE DIFFERENCES ACROSS PG 62 Risk Factors for Youth AGE & GENDER PG 64 FIG 2.18 THE PATTERNS IN 1930S REDLINING MAPS ARE FIG 2.21 HARTFORD’S OUTER STILL PRESENT TODAY PG 32 RING SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE FIG 2.26 WHITE CHILDREN MUCH LESS DIVERSE THAN FROM LOW-INCOME HOMES THE CITY’S SCHOOLS PG 34 IN GH CAN EXPECT GREATER UPWARD ECONOMIC MOBILITY THAN BLACK CHILDREN FROM HIGH-INCOME HOMES PG 36 7 FIG 3.5 PREVENTABLE FIG 3.8 ACROSS GROUPS, CHAPTER 4 FIG 4.2 IN TOWNS W/ MORE HOSPITAL VISITS SHOW LARGE SHARES OF ADULTS SURPLUS MONEY, RESIDENTS LARGE DIFFERENCES ACROSS SAY YOUTH SUSCEPTIBILITY Civic Life RATE NEIGHBORHOOD AGE & GENDER PG 65 TO DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSE ASSETS & FACILITIES MORE IS A TOSS-UP PG 68 & Infra- HIGHLY PG 89 structure FIG 4.3 TOWNS THAT SPEND MORE ON THEIR LIBRARIES SEE GREATER LIBRARY USE PG 89 S TEWARDSHIP OF FIG 3.6 GROWING THE PUBLIC REALM INEQUALITY IN RATES OF Investment in HOSPITAL ENCOUNTERS Public Resources PG 66 Perceived Access to & FIG 3.9 OVERDOSE DEATH Quality Of Community RATES HAVE SKYROCKETED, Resources BUT SHOW SIGNS OF Public Libraries SLOWING PG 69 Climate Stewardship FIG 4.1 WEALTHIER TOWNS NET MORE MONEY FROM PROPERTY VALUES & SPEND MORE MONEY ON EDUCATION PG 88 FIG 3.10 FENTANYL’S 84 84 STEEP RISE COINCIDED W/ 91 91 OVERALL INCREASING DRUG 5 5 OVERDOSES PG 69 C OMMUNITY TRUST 84 & APPRECIATION 84 FIG 3.7 GROWING 91 91 5 Local News5 Coverage INEQUALITY IN RATES OF HOSPITAL ENCOUNTERS PG 67 84 84 91 91 PARTICIPATION IN 5 5 PUBLIC LIFE Volunteering FIG 3.11 RESIDENTS