Connecticut, USA

Shapefile with Education and Linquistic indicators for Connecticut census tracts

The shapefile contains the following variables:

1.  FID         -       The unique ID for each record in the table

2.  Shape       -       data shape

3.  CTIDFP00    -       The GIS-compatible Geographic Identifier

4.  Geography   -       Census Tract Number with each county.

5.  Educ_Attai  -       Percentage of population with college degree including associate degree

6.  Math_Prf    -       Test scores(Math) for neighborhood schools

7.  Read_Prf    -       Test scores(Reading) for neighborhood schools

8.  Z_Eduttain  -       Z-score based on Educ_Attai  (Formula: (Educ_Attai - Mean)/Standard Deviation)

9. Z_MathPrf   -       Z-score based on Math_Prf  (Formula: (Math_Prf - Mean)/Standard Deviation)

10. Z_ReadPrf   -       Z-score based on Read_Prf   (Formula: (Read_Prf  - Mean)/Standard Deviation)

11. Z_Edu_Opp  -       Z-score for opportunity based on Education indicators
                        (Formula: (Z_Eduttain + Z_MathPrf + Z_ReadPrf)/3)

* - The Z-score is adjusted to ensure positive values of Z-score correspond to positive outcomes of the indicator
* - Source: Connecticut State Department of Education (http://www.ctreports.com/)