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Community Statistics Dashboard

The Community Statistics Dashboard team identified the information on this page as helpful to the community and organized it so that the website team could provide it directly to the EmpowerUP audience. This team, in the Spring 2024 Team Dynamics and Decision Making Course at Michigan Tech, consisted of members Marguerite Goldman, Robbie Haslam, Ben Wood, Noah Jukuri, Logan Geissler, and Nik Butcher.

  • Work Force
  • UP
  • MI

This resource breaks down some components of the workforce in the Upper Peninsula and Michigan.

https://www.michigan.gov/mcda/-/media/Project/Websites/mcda/reports/2024/apiwar/PlanningReports2024_Upper_Peninsula.pdf?rev=c7d42607828842299c9c56c19b752d42&utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://datausa.io/profile/geo/western-upper-peninsula-puma-mi?measureWorkforcePyramid=workforce

Learn More About The Cost of Living in Houghton MI

https://datausa.io/profile/geo/michigan#workforce-and-wage-by-location

  • Education Level
  • Degrees Over Time
  • Enrollment
  • Completions

This dataset provides information regarding the Western Upper Peninsula’s population college enrollment, education level, and completions.

MI School Data – College Degrees and Certificates Awarded: This report provides counts of undergraduate and graduate certificates and degrees granted by Michigan colleges and universities for each academic year (July 1 – June 30). The data is detailed by degree level, program, age, race/ethnicity, gender, and Pell Grant eligibility

https://www.mischooldata.org/college-degrees-and-certificates-awarded/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

View College Enrollment Destination Report

MI School Data – College Degrees and Certificates Awarded: This report provides counts of undergraduate and graduate certificates and degrees granted by Michigan colleges and universities for each academic year (July 1 – June 30). The data is detailed by degree level, program, age, race/ethnicity, gender, and Pell Grant eligibility.

https://www.mischooldata.org/college-degrees-and-certificates-awarded/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

  • Healthcare Access
  • US
  • MI
  • UP

These datasets show a breakdown of the different types of healthcare used by insured and uninsured people within certain age groups.

https://datausa.io/profile/geo/united-states#health

https://datausa.io/profile/geo/michigan#health

https://datausa.io/profile/geo/western-upper-peninsula-puma-mi?healthDiversity=ageOption#health

  • Employment
  • UP
  • MI

These data points give an outline of the employment rates and diversity across the Upper Peninsula as well as the state of Michigan.

https://datausa.io/profile/geo/michigan

https://datausa.io/profile/geo/michigan

  • Family Structures
  • Households
  • Marital Status

This resource highlights different family structures such as household makeup and marital status within the Upper Peninsula


https://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US2600100-western-upper-peninsula-puma-mi/#households



https://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US2600100-western-upper-peninsula-puma-mi/#marital-status

  • National Health
  • Physical Health in the U.S.
  • Mental Health in the U.S.

These resources outline key mental and physical health factors that affect Americans.

Percentage of six or more workdays missed due to health in the past 12 months for adults aged 18 and over, United States, Jan-Jun, 2019 – Jan-Jun, 2023

National Center for Health Statistics. Percentage of six or more workdays missed due to health in the past 12 months for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2019, Jan-Jun—2023, Jan-Jun. National Health Interview Survey. Generated interactively: Mar 31 2024 from https://wwwn.cdc.gov/NHISDataQueryTool/SHS_adult/index.html

Percentage of current cigarette smoking for adults aged 18 and over, United States, Jan-Jun, 2019 – Jan-Jun, 2023

National Center for Health Statistics. Percentage of current cigarette smoking for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2019, Jan-Jun—2023, Jan-Jun. National Health Interview Survey. Generated interactively: Mar 31 2024 from https://wwwn.cdc.gov/NHISDataQueryTool/SHS_adult/index.html

Percentage of current electronic cigarette use for adults aged 18 and over, United States, Jan-Jun, 2019 – Jan-Jun, 2023

National Center for Health Statistics. Percentage of current electronic cigarette use for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2019, Jan-Jun—2023, Jan-Jun. National Health Interview Survey. Generated interactively: Mar 31 2024 from https://wwwn.cdc.gov/NHISDataQueryTool/SHS_adult/index.html

Percentage of disability status for adults aged 18 and over, United States, Jan-Jun, 2019 – Jan-Jun, 2023

National Center for Health Statistics. Percentage of disability status for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2019, Jan-Jun—2023, Jan-Jun. National Health Interview Survey. Generated interactively: Mar 31 2024 from https://wwwn.cdc.gov/NHISDataQueryTool/SHS_adult/index.html

Percentage of Mental Health counseling in the past 12 months for adults aged 18 and over, United States, Jan-Jun, 2019 – Jan-Jun, 2023

National Center for Health Statistics. Percentage of mental health counseling in the past 12 months for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2019, Jan-Jun—2023, Jan-Jun. National Health Interview Survey. Generated interactively: Mar 30 2024 from https://wwwn.cdc.gov/NHISDataQueryTool/SHS_adult/index.html

Percentage of regularly had feelings of worry, nervousness, or anxiety for adults aged 18 and over, United States, Jan-Jun, 2019 – Jan-Jun, 2023

National Center for Health Statistics. Percentage of regularly had feelings of worry, nervousness, or anxiety for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2019, Jan-Jun—2023, Jan-Jun. National Health Interview Survey. Generated interactively: Mar 30 2024 from https://wwwn.cdc.gov/NHISDataQueryTool/SHS_adult/index.html

Percentage of regularly had feelings of depression for adults aged 18 and over, United States,

National Center for Health Statistics. Percentage of regularly had feelings of depression for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2019, Jan-Jun—2023, Jan-Jun. National Health Interview Survey. Generated interactively: Mar 30 2024 from https://wwwn.cdc.gov/NHISDataQueryTool/SHS_adult/index.html

  • Michigan Health
  • Physical Health in Michigan
  • Mental Health in Michigan
  • Community Greenhouse Proposal:

These resources outline key mental and physical health factors that affect residents of Michigan.

https://datausa.io/profile/geo/michigan

https://datausa.io/profile/geo/michigan

https://datausa.io/profile/geo/michigan

https://datausa.io/profile/geo/michigan

https://datausa.io/profile/geo/michigan

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BWeBzQ4BjAN37DSGwl71n9gvMGxaS40R/view?usp=sharing

  • Poverty Level
  • Race and Ethnicity
  • Age and Sex
  • Food Security and Waste Report

This dataset provides information regarding the percentage of people living in poverty within the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

https://datausa.io/profile/geo/western-upper-peninsula-puma-mi#poverty

https://datausa.io/profile/geo/western-upper-peninsula-puma-mi#poverty

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GlO7jIuUwBjvyT6il1uACALwJ04xSyjC/view?usp=sharing

  • Graduation Rates
  • Educational Attainment
  • Higher Education Booklet

This dataset describes the highest level of education achieved by people in the Western Upper Peninsula.


https://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US2600100-western-upper-peninsula-puma-mi/#educational-attainment

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jp5iRqPnH7Rhh1HQrIR_HjrnAqEbmJUF/view?usp=sharing


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