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Access profiles for many CT locations; rankings, maps, or trend graphs by topic; and raw data. Includes over 100 measures of child well-being, including the community-level data formerly in CLIKS.

Profiles (Showing 3 Featured Indicators of full set)

Featured Indicators: Select an Indicator to Learn More	%, #, or $
EITC -Tax Filers Claiming Tax Credit (TY 2010)	12.5%
Children Living in Poverty (2007-2011)	14.0%
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program(SNAP) (2010)	115,604

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Other Economic Well Being

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) - Tax Filers Claiming Tax Credit (TY 2010)

2007 data. Methodology: Internal Revenue Service zip code level data (tax year 2007) were aggregated to the city/town level.

2005 data. Internal Revenue Services (IRS) Zip-Code Level Data, 2005 were aggregated to City/Town Level using ArcGIS (Geographic Information System mapping software) in combination with Excel.

2001 data. The methods used for 2001 calculations have resulted in a few instances where the estimated number of EITC eligible non-participants in a given town is zero, yet a dollar amount has been estimated for a total unclaimed EITC in that town.

The Brookings Institution, EITC interactive: http://www.brookings.edu/research/interactives/eitc

The percentage of tax filers who claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit by town, county, and state. The denominator for percent is the total number of tax filers for the year.

Beginning in 2009, data represent tax returns filed between January and June of the tax year

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Key indicators of child well-being tracked in our annual KIDS COUNT Data Book.
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Connecticut Grantee

Connecticut Association for Human test 110 Bartholomew Avenue
Suite 4030
Hartford, CT 06106

860-951-2212, ext. 246
shorowitz@cahs.org
http://www.cahs.org

Sheryl Horowitz, Connecticut KIDS COUNT Co-Director

Connecticut Association for Human Services (CAHS) is a statewide nonprofit organization that works to end poverty and to engage, equip, and empower all families in Connecticut to build a secure future.

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