“If the statistics are boring,you’ve got the wrong

numbers.”

- Edward Tufte

Cool Central Ohio Data

Leadership ColumbusDecember 18, 2014

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Community Research Partners

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Who is in our community?

822,553 people

1,967,066

in the MSA

Poverty Indicators

2014 Federal Poverty Guidelines

Household Size

100%

133%

150%

200%

250%

300%

400%

1 $11,670

$15,521

$17,505

$23,340

$29,175

$35,010

$46,680

2 15,730 20,921 23,595 31,460 39,325 47,190 62,920

3 19,790 26,321 29,685 39,580 49,475 59,370 79,160

4 23,850 31,721 35,775 47,700 59,625 71,550 95,400

5 27,910 37,120 41,865 55,820 69,775 83,730 111,640

6 31,970 42,520 47,955 63,940 79,925 95,910 127,880

7 36,030 47,920 54,045 72,060 90,075 108,090

144,120

8 40,090 53,320 60,135 80,180 100,225

120,270

160,360

Poverty Thresholds for 2013 by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years

Size of family unitWeighted

avgthresholds

Related children under 18 years

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8+

1 person (unrelated individual) 11,888                 

Under 65 years..... 12,119 12,119                

65 years and over..... 11,173 11,173                

2 people...... 15,142                  

Householder < 65 years...

15,679 15,600 16,057              

Householder 65 years + 14,095 14,081 15,996              

3 people............ 18,552 18,222 18,751 18,769            

4 people............ 23,834 24,028 24,421 23,624 23,707          

5 people............ 28,265 28,977 29,398 28,498 27,801 27,376        

6 people............ 31,925 33,329 33,461 32,771 32,110 31,128 30,545      

7 people............ 36,384 38,349 38,588 37,763 37,187 36,115 34,865 33,493    

8 people............ 40,484 42,890 43,269 42,490 41,807 40,839 39,610 38,331 38,006  

9 people +....... 48,065

51,594 51,844 51,154 50,575 49,625 48,317 47,134 46,842 45,037

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.                    

Another way to look at poverty: The Self-Sufficiency Standard

Fairfield County

Implications?

Implications?Before children enter kindergarten, their development is strongly associated with their socio-economic status (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000). An extrapolation of data from several studies found that high risk children, which include those in low-income households, are likely to start kindergarten about 2 years developmentally behind their age peers who were raised in non-high risk environments. Importantly, however, in testing cognitive development in children across different levels of advantage (as measured by the parents’ own

educational and intellectual levels) in controlled trials, children were able to close that achievement gap through participation in a quality preschool experience (Ramey & Ramey, 2004).Directions for Youth &

Families;Central Community House;YWCA Family Center

Implications?

Implications?

The particular effectiveness of the EITC is thought to be partially due to how the payments are structured. For families with

very low earnings, instead of phasing out payments when families’ earnings rise, the size of the credit increases. This incentivizes employment and ultimately results in moving families from cash welfare assistance to sustained incomes. (Sherman, Trisi, & Parrott, 2013)

Central Community House

Implications?

Implications?The current body of literature on the effectiveness of homelessness programs points to the limitations of the Continuum of Care housing model with regard to long-term positive outcomes. Case studies and reviews (Culhane & Metraux, 2008), (Shaheen & Rio, 2007), (Rodriguez, 2013) found that shelters by themselves do not always adequately address the needs of people

experiencing homelessness. Systems with early opportunities for employment, opportunities to access Rapid Re-housing, and those that customize interventions based on need are more effective and the most likely to have low recurrence rates.

CSB, Faith Mission,YWCA Family Center, Huck House

Implications?

Mid-Ohio Food Bank

Implications?In the US, obesity and poor nutrition and their associated health impacts are

strongly associated with poverty. While overweight status among American youth has been increasing over decades regardless of sex, race, or ethnicity, the increase is greater in families living below the poverty line than those above it. Across

the entire population, the highest rates of obesity are in populations with the highest poverty rates and the least education. (Miech, Kumanyika, Stettler, Link, Phelan, & Chang, 2006), (Drewnowski & Specter, 2004)

Lifecare Alliance

Researchers have begun to investigate how chronic stress from poverty & temporary stress from life events can affect life outcomes. Poor academic performance and deficits in multiple cognitive functions that are “critical to success in society” are connected to the “toxic stress” caused by poverty (Evans,

Brooks-Gunn, & Klebanov, 2011). Programs that are designed to ease families’ transition through life events or assist families in meeting basic needs can help reduce the harmful stress associated with shocks.

Implications?

Center for Family Safety & Healing; AIDS Resource Center; Maryhaven

Approximatel

y 86,865 foreign born in Columbus*ACS 2009-2013 5 yr estimates

CRIS

Ack! That’s a lot of information!!

Just remember:

You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.

~ Michelle Obama

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Lynnette Cook, PhDExecutive DirectorCommunity Research Partners399 East Main Street, Suite 100Columbus, Ohio 43215P: 614-737-2932lcook@researchpartners.orgwww.researchpartners.org @CRPColumbus