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Chicago Housing Authority

bethafisher — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:28:08 CDT

Summary
The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) is the third-largest public housing agency in the United States and is responsible for providing affordable and public housing to Chicago families and seniors. The CHA's website

Author or Organization
The Chicago Housing Authority

Geographic Area Covered and Level of Analysis
City of Chicago; no further division by Zipcode or community area.

Year(s)
Financial reports for 2005 to 2008, inclusive.

Sample Size, Design, and Methodology

Variables Covered

Other Sources of Similar Information

External Links
http://www.thecha.org/index.html

Map USA: Chicago

brussert — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:49:04 CDT

Summary
Map USA is a map of the entire United States with interactive features that allow users to view color coded information drawn from the 2000 census.

Author or Organization
This project is part of the American Communities Project at Brown University. The American Communities Project is one of several projects included in Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences at Brown. Dr. John Logan is the head of the American Communities Project.

Geographic Area Covered
-The smallest level of analysis is at the census tract level
-Viewable boundaries other than census tracts include:
-Zip code area
-City/Town/Village/CDP
-Counties
-MSA
-States
-Major Roads- When viewing map closely enough.
-Local Streets- When viewing map closely enough.

Sample Size, Design and Methodology
-All data are gathered from the 2000 census
-Some variables included are from the census long form, a sample of about one in six housholds

Variables Covered
Selected variables included in Map USA are categorized as follows:
-Population/ immigration
-Race/ethnicity (Map USA treats Hispanic as a race)
-Economic
-Housing
-Education
-Disability and Veteran status
-Age and Gender
-Poverty
-Citizenship
-Houshold Composition

Data Availability
-All tract level data are available for download in Excel (*.xls) format, which can be opened in other statisitical packages.

External Links
Chicago Map USA
Map USA home
Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences

Mapping Chicago

brussert — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:43:13 CDT

Levels of Analysis in Chicago Research
The city of Chicago is commonly divided by residents into its neighborhoods. These neighborhoods are based, in part, on the 77 community areas originally outlined by Robert Park. Within these 77 community areas, census tracts are numbered by the community area they are located in. For example, a census tract in Lower West Side would start with the number 31, which corresponds to its community area number. The only exception to this is the community area of Edgewater, which starts with the number 03. Edgewater was formerly a part of Uptown. These vary in size, containing anywhere between 4,000 and 130,000 residents, but average at about 50,000 residents. Smaller neighborhoods within the community areas are also named, though these boundaries are not as fixed and do change over time. An incomplete listing of neighborhood names is available at Wikipedia's Chicago neighborhoods page.

Other levels of analysis include:
Public Use Micro-areas (PUMAS) - units of between 100,000 and 200,000 residents.17 of these areas divide the city of Chicago.
Wards -
Parishes -
Districts and beats - the Chicago Police Department is responsible for dividing the city into 25 areas, or districts. Crime data is reported by the police department both for the entire city and by district. A map of the district areas is available at the Chicago Police Department page.

Data Sets
- Chicago Public School GIS
- City of Chicago Department of Zoning
- CLEAR GIS
- GIS Shapefiles
- Map Files
- Map USA: Chicago
- National Historical GIS (login required)

Housing and Land Use

bethafisher — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:12:59 CST

Current Issues in Gentrification/Housing
- Section 8 and Public Housing
- Gentrification -
- Subprime Lending - recent analysis of the ongoing collapse of the subprime mortgage market shows that minority homeowners are more likely to have a "high interest" loan relative to white homeowners. Read more about how this effects Chicago at MCIC's page.

Data and Research
- Chicago Area Housing
- Neighborhood Change in Chicago
- Preservation Database Query Builder

Organizations
Chicago Department of Planning and Development
Chicago Housing Authority (CHA)

Chicago Census Research Data Center

brussert — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:40:42 CST

Mission Statement
The Chicago RDC provides an opportunity for researchers to engage in approved projects using microdata from the Census Bureau.

--Work in Progress--

Data archives available

Links
Chicago RDC site

Other Sources

timmajewski — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:04:40 CST

Other comprehensive sources for social science research and information on the city of Chicago and other urban areas:

Websites
Chicago Matters
Encyclopedia of Chicago
Metro Chicago Information Center (MCIC)
UICCAT

Books
American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass
American Project: The Rise and Fall of a Modern Ghetto

Institutes (click here to find examples of recent publications)
Center for Urban Research and Learning, Loyola University Chicago
Egan Urban Center, DePaul University
Institute for Metropolitan Affairs, Roosevelt University
National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago
Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement,
University of Illinois at Chicago
Sinai Urban Health Institute
Research Information Network

Journal Databases
ASA Journals
JSTOR

Major Foundations Funding Social Science Research on Chicago
Center for Urban Environmental Research and Policy (CUERP)
Chicago Community Trust
Joyce Foundation
MacArthur Foundation
Polk Bros Foundation

National Social Science Resources
Brookings

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

timmajewski — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:52:59 CST

Criminal Justice Data Net - provides a collection of statewide criminal justice statistics including the following:
Crime Trends
Juvenile Justice
Courts and Sentencing
Drugs
Population
Corrections

Community Profiles provides county profiles of criminal and juvenile justice systems. The data is provided by ICJIA as well as other various state agencies such as the Illinois State Police, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, the
Illinois Department of Corrections, and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.

Illinois State Board of Education

bethafisher — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:44:40 CST

Summary
"The Illinois State Board of Education provides leadership, advocacy, and support for the work of school districts, policymakers, and Illinois residents in making Illinois education Second to None. The State Board’s vision is that Illinois public schools will enable all students to succeed in postsecondary education and career opportunities, to be effective life-long learners and to participate actively in our democracy."

The 2006-2007 Report Card data file contains all the data used in the production of the 2007 School Report Cards.

Author or Organization
Illinois State Board of Education

Geographic Area Covered and Level of Analysis
State of Illinois

Year(s)

Sample Size, Design, and Methodology

Variables Covered

Other Sources of Similar Information

External Links
Data and Research

Education

bethafisher — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:39:17 CST

Current Issues in Education
- No Child Left Behind Act
- Boundaries of Chicago schools

Data Sources
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Charter Schools
Illinois State Board of Education

Chicago Data

bethafisher — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:23:34 CST

This wiki hopes to catalogue and explain all data relevant to the study of the city of Chicago and its surrounding area. Clicking on the topic areas to the left or below will take you to a listing of research or reports for that topic. Each summary provides a brief statement about the research, what variables it includes, the level of analysis, when the research was conducted, and links to external websites or publications related to the data or reports.

Crime
Demographics
Education
Health
Housing and Land Use
Immigration
Mapping Chicago
Other Topics
Other Sources

This initiative was started by a group of seniors in the UIC sociology department and guided by a member of the faculty, but we encourage you to contribute any information you may have about Chicago data and research, either by joining our community or commenting in the discussion forum.

Health

bethafisher — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:37:21 CST

Current Issues in Chicago Health
- Casting Chicago’s Health Care Safety Net
- The Breast Cancer Summit: Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Survivorship

Data Sets
- Chicago Health and Health Systems Project
- Chicago Health and Social Life Survey
- Chicago Women's Health Risk Survey
- Chicago Community Health Centers – Alphabetical Index
- Community Areas Health Inventories
- Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs)
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Organizations
- Chicago Department of Public Health, Epidemiology Division
- Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council
- Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
- Institute for Health Research and Policy

Demographics

bethafisher — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:35:38 CST

Current Issues in Chicago Demography

Data Sets

- American Community Survey
- Census 2000
- Map USA: Chicago
- Metropolitan Quality of Life Data
- Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS): Survey of Minority Groups [Chicago and New York City], 1995-1996

Crime

bethafisher — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:11:53 CST

Current Issues in Chicago Crime
- Gang violence
- Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) - Established by Chicago in 1992 and implemented by a number of municipalities across North America, the goal of this program is to get police officers out of their cars and interacting with the community. Beat officers also participate in community meetings and establish long term relationships with members of the community.
- Police surveillance cameras

Data Sets
- Chicago Police Department
- Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
- Homicides in Chicago
- Women and Violence in Chicago
- Illinois State Police
- National Bureau of Criminal Justice Statistics
- Victimization Surveys
- Keeping the Peace: Police Discretion and the Mentally Disordered in Chicago, 1980-1981
- Longitudinal Evaluation of Chicago's Community Policing Program, 1993-2001

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

bethafisher — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:48:55 CST

Mission Statement
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) collects data and distributes weekly reports on a list of communicable diseases throughout the United States. By searching for the city of Chicago, or any other urban area, you can browse a list of reports specific to the area.

TheMMWR is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data in the weekly MMWR are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments. The reporting week concludes at close of business on Friday; compiled data on a national basis are officially released to the public on the succeeding Friday.

Examples of Recent Research Publications
- Rapid HIV Testing in Outreach and Other Community Settings - United States, 2004 - 2006
- Symptomatic Early Neurosyphilis Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men - Four Cities, United States, January 2002 - June 2004
- Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection Among Healthy Newborns - Chicago and Los Angeles County, 2004
- Heat-Related Deaths - Chicago, Illinois, 1996-2001, and United States, 1979-1999

Data archives available?
Data may be available through the CDC website.

Links
Main page

Research Information Network

bethafisher — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:08:46 CST

Mission Statement
The Research Institute Network (RIN) provides reports concerning women and girls living in Illinois. Primary areas of research include crime and safety, health and aging, employment and poverty, family and caregiving, and education and training.

Examples of Recent Research Publications
Crime
Demographics
Education
Health

Links
Main page
Publications List

Chicago Charter Schools

bethafisher — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:52:52 CST

Summary
The 2005-2006 Charter School Performance Report lists, maps, and reports on all of the 21 public charter schools operating in Chicago.

Author or Organization
Chicago Public Schools Office of New Schools

Geographic Area Covered and Level of Analysis
City of Chicago, listed by school

Year(s)
2005-2006

Sample Size, Design, and Methodology
Comprehensive report of every charter school operating in Chicago, for a total of 21 schools.

Variables Covered
Overall student demographic information; attendance rates; ISAT scores, transfer-out rates; ACT scores; drop-out rates. Data available in PDF reports only.

Other Sources of Similar Information and External Links
Charter Schools Office - lists additional data and information available for Chicago charter schools, including reports from prior years.

Metro Chicago Immigration Fact Book

bethafisher — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:49:35 CST

Summary
"This report presents data and information on major demographic, social and economic trends involving the immigrant population of metro Chicago. The study uses primarily census data to report on the extent of immigration, the size and diversity of the population, historical trends, residential settlement patterns including port-of-entry neighborhoods, and maps and tables detailing the characteristics of 25 major immigrant groups."

Author or Organization
Institute for Metropolitan Affairs at Roosevelt University
Rob Paral and Michael Norkewicz

Geographic Area Covered and Level of Analysis
Chicagoland
Ethnicity
Community Area
Census Tract

Year(s)
1960-2000

Sample Size, Design, and Methodology
n/a: This report uses Census data.

Variables Covered
Example Figures/Tables include:
- Country of Origin Maps and Tables- Foreign-Born Population in Chicago Area Legislative Districts, 2000- Immigrant Population by Year and Region and Selected Countries of Birth: Metro Chicago- Shifting Port-of-Entry Neighborhoods

External Links
Institute for Metropolitan Affairs Publications List

Chicago Department of Planning

bethafisher — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:44:14 CST

Summary
"The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) promotes economic development in Chicago by helping new and existing businesses meet their goals for growth while creating new jobs for city residents. DPD efforts are coordinated in the context of community-based planning and augmented through the cooperation of community residents, business groups, delegate agencies and other organizations."

Author or Organization
City of Chicago

Reports Available

External Links

Map Files

ealman — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:46:48 CST

- Available from the City of Chicago GIS homepage:
Empowerment Zones
Industrial Corridors
Tax Increment Finance Districts

- Census 2000 population maps by Census Tract, available from the NIPC homepage:
Community Areas
Homeowners and Renters
Median Home Value
Median Household Income (1999)
Median Rent
Percent of Households Whose Housing Costs Exceed 30% of Household Income (1999)
Population Density
Asian Population
Black Population
Hispanic Population
White Population

- Census 2000 population maps by Suburb and Community Area, available from the NIPC homepage:
General Population
Asian Population
Black Population
Hispanic Population
White Population

- Other Census 2000 maps available from the NIPC homepage:
Change in Poverty Population by Municipality (1989-1999)
Municipalities and Community Areas
Travel Time to Work by Place of Residence
Workers Driving Alone or Using Public Transportation
Zip Code and Community Area Boundaries
Zip Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs)

- Non-Census maps are also available from the NIPC homepage.

- Historical maps are available from The University of Chicago Library homepage.