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This summary of facts seems quite useless, presented as it is by county. If poverty declined in two counties and increased in two counties, it makes a differenc
by stdplaceholder 8y ago
This summary of facts seems quite useless, presented as it is by county. If poverty declined in two counties and increased in two counties, it makes a difference which counties were which. If Mono County and Alpine County are declining and San Mateo and Santa Clara are increasing, that is a very different phenomenon than the reverse.
- craftyguy 8y agoI agree. The maps weight counties by area (naturally), but it would have been more useful to weight counties by population. A 2% increase in poverty in a county with 1 million people is more significant than a 2% increase in poverty in a county with 1000 people.
- shaki-dora 8y agoAs you note, this is just a summary of some highlights. The “new” in this news just happens to be the availability of data at the regional level. Overall data waspreviously released, and is therefore not featured in this press release.
- reaperducer 8y agoThis summary of facts seems quite useless, presented as it is by county. My guess is that it's by county because this is 2018. The full census is done every ten years. More granular information will come after the next full census.
- lotsofpulp 8y agoAssuming it’s properly funded and executed, which the current party in power probably doesn’t want.