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Constructing an Index of Food Insecurity
The Issue As part of a project for Forgotten Harvest, a Detroit area food bank, Data Driven Detroit was asked to construct a single measure that would quantify food insecurity levels by census tract in the tri-county area of southeast Michigan (Wayne, Oakland, and...
Introduction to the US Census Budget
This is the second blog post in an in-depth series exploring the history and future of the U.S. Census. Explore our first post introducing readers to the history of the census and its importance. Introduction to the US Census Budget Few people doubt the importance of...
Census 2020 – What is the Census?
What is the Census? Every 10 years in the United States the decennial census takes place. The census is a constitutionally-mandated count of all of the people currently living in the country. Almost every government program you can think of is budgeted based on the...
Meet The D3 Interns: Dom Korzecke
Where did you grow up? I grew up in Lansing/East Lansing, most recently the east side of Lansing. What is your degree in and why did you choose your degree? My undergraduate degree is in Economics and my masters is in Public Policy. I chose economics because I enjoy...
Meet The D3 Interns: Zach Brown
Where did you grow up? I grew up in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit with around 100,000 people. It has the largest proportion of residents of Middle Eastern descent in the United States, with about 40% of residents citing a Middle Eastern heritage. What is...
Detroit Vacancy Rates: A Guide to Conscious Data Consumption
What do all of these numbers have in common? They’ve been used in the past year to describe the vacancy rate in Detroit. Some represent different parts of the city others represent different types of building (residential vs. commercial), types of tenants (renters vs....
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