The Social Indicators series, a joint project of Community Solutions and United Way Services, provides descriptive information about the health and social conditions of people living in the 95 municipalities and neighborhoods of Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, Lake, Geauga, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit counties. It serves as a major social service planning tool for Greater Cleveland.
Begun in 1999, the series now includes six volumes: Children & Families (2003), Community Health (2003), Education, Employment & Income (2003), Housing (2004), Older Persons (2004), and Youth Development (2005). The reports—which include selected data about Northeast Ohio with a variety of comparative maps, tables, and charts—are being used by health and social service planners and providers, funders, and public officials.
Indicators included in the series are chosen for their relevance to human service planners and providers, the ability to be measured over time, the consistency of their meanings, and their conformity with rigorous collection and reporting standards. Only secondary source data are used; no unique data collection is undertaken specifically for this project.
Under joint agreement by United Way Services and Community Solutions, these reports will continue to be updated and produced for use in developing solutions for community health and social needs and problems.
More information on the Social Indicators series is available from Mark Salling, Williamson Fellow for Applied Research and Director of Research, at (216) 687-3716.
Safety and Security
Assets
Appendix A
Appendices B-E
Social Indicators 2003: Community Health
Table of Contents, Preface, and Executive Summary
Needs and Access
Health Risk Behaviors
Maternal and Child Health
People with Disabilities
Mortality Rates
Health Care Resources
Appendix A
Appendices B-E
Social Indicators 2003: Education, Employment, and Income
Introduction and Education
Employment
Income
Appendices
Social Indicators 2003-2004: Housing
Table of Contents, Preface, and Executive Summary
Demand for Housing
Supply of Housing
Cost and Financing of Housing
Housing as a Community Asset
Appendix A
Appendices B-E
Social Indicator 2003-2004: Older Persons
Table of Contents, Preface, and Executive Summary
Demographic Profile and Population Projections
Living Arrangement and Housing
Socioeconomic Conditions
Health and Healthcare Issues
Appendix A
Appendices B-E
Social Indicators 2004-2005: Youth Development
Table of Contents, Preface, and Executive Summary
Demorgraphic Profile and Population Projections
Family Characteristics
Socioeconomic Conditions
Childcare
Health Issues
Safety and Security
Housing and Neighborhood Conditions
Educations Issues
Community Assets
Appendix A
Appendices B-E
Social Indicators Series Updates
Community Needs and Resources (2006)
Community Needs and Resources (2007)
Maternal & Infant Health (2006)
Long-term Care (2008)
Older Persons (2008)
Education (2008)