creative corridor community diversity study 2015 pptx

Crea%ve Corridor Community Survey

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COMMUNICATIONS Promote awareness, inclusion and that diversity is welcomed, necessary, and valued in the community.

•  Spanish Conversa%on Circles •  Crash Movie Dialogues •  Radio Moments •  Inclusive Communi%es Magazine •  Website •  Social Media

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CONNECTING PEOPLE Connect new and not so new people to diverse and ethnic resources, informa%on, products and services.

•  Fellows Program •  FIND IT Web Portal •  Welcome Recep%ons •  Resources Center •  Town Hall Mee%ngs

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PROGRAMMING Connect new and not so new people to diverse and ethnic

resources, informa%on, products and services.

•  SHIFT Speaker Series •  Sr. Leader Diversity Dialogues •  Diversity & Inclusion Training •  Courageous Leaders Conference •  Student Leadership Program

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We are a Trusted Source that

Connects People to their Tribe.

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Q10. First, think about how you define the idea of diversity – what does diversity in your community mean to you? You may select as few or as many responses as you want.

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Discrimina*on

▼  Housing

▼  At a Store

▼  At a Restaurant

▼  U%lity Companies

▼  Day Care

▼  Preschool

▼ Mental Health Provider

▼  Hospital

▼  Den%st

▼  Pharmacy

▼  Issues Involving Your Children

▼  Public Schools

▼  Private Schools

▼  Employment

▼  Substance Abuse

▼  Domes%c Violence

▼  Transporta%on

▼  Access for the Disabled

▼  Houses of Faith

▼  Neighbors

▼  Law Enforcement/ Government Officials

▼  Bank

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The top six areas of concern for the sample overall are below.

Q27. How frequently have you or has anyone in your household been discriminated against based on an intolerance of diversity in the following areas or sebngs?

Discrimina*on – Overall Ranking (n=1198) Note: All Eastern Iowa coun*es were included

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Area or Setting % sometimes or frequently

Employment 27%

At a store 22%

Public schools 21%

Issues involving your children 19%

At a restaurant 18%

Law enforcement officers or other government officials 17%

The top six areas of concern are the same for women as overall and with similar percentages who say they have been discriminated against some%mes or frequently.


Discrimina*on – Ranking for Women (n=750)

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Employment 30%

Public schools 25%

At a store 23%


At a restaurant 19%


The top six areas of concern for people with disabili%es or who have someone in their household with a disability are similar to the overall sample, but access for the disabled ranks higher and public schools moves

to the top of the list.


Discrimina*on – Ranking for Disabled (n=304)

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Public schools 36%

Employment 36%


At a store 30%

Access for the disabled 30%


The top six areas of concern for the LGBT community are somewhat similar, but houses of faith and hospitals rank higher than they did for the overall sample. Also, they report experiencing more discrimina%on.


Discrimina*on – Ranking for LGBT (n=79)

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Employment 46%

At a restaurant 39%

Houses of faith 37%

Hospital 36%

At a store 36%

Public schools 35%

The top six areas of concern for those who are iden%fied with an ethnic group other than African American, La%no, or Caucasian were similar to the overall sample.


Discrimina*on – Ranking for Other Non-‐White Ethnici*es (n=49)

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Employment 44%

At a restaurant 44%

At a store 42%

Public schools 40%



The top six areas of concern for La%nos are similar, but neighbors rank higher than they did for the overall sample. Also, they report experiencing more discrimina%on, but not as high as African Americans reported.


Discrimina*on – Ranking for La*nos (n=41)

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At a store 50%

At a restaurant 50%

Employment 50%


Neighbors 28%

Public schools 26%

The top six areas of concern for the African Americans are the same as the overall sample, but in a different order, and they report experiencing much more discrimina%on.


Discrimina*on – Ranking for African Americans (n=70)

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At a store 86%

Public schools 74%


Employment 72%

At a restaurant 71%



Discrimina*on – Comparison of Percentages for Overall Top 6 Areas

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Overall (n=1198)

Women (n=750)

LGBT (n=79)

Disabled (n=304)

African American

(n=70)

Latino (n=41)

Other Non-white Ethnicities

(n=49)

Employment 27% 30% 46% 36% 72% 50% 44%

At a store 22% 23% 36% 30% 86% 50% 42%

Public schools 21% 25% 35% 36% 74% 26% 40%

Issues involving your children 19% 22% 27% 33% 60% 21% 36%

At a restaurant 18% 19% 39% 24% 71% 50% 44%

Law enforcement officers or other government officials 17% 18% 33% 24% 72% 49% 31%

Area or Setting

% sometimes or frequently

The top six areas of concern are the same, but they have moved rela%ve to each other. Employment and public schools have increased in the percentage repor%ng discrimina%on. Law enforcement or other

government officials has actually decreased as an area of concern.


Discrimina*on – Ranking: 2008 vs 2013 Note: Other Eastern Iowa coun*es were removed for the 2013 ranking

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Rank % sometimes or frequently Rank % sometimes

or frequently

Employment #2 21% #1 26%

At a store #1 22% #2 21%

Public schools #6 16% #3 21%

Issues involving your children #3 19% #4 19%

At a restaurant #5 17% #5 18%

Law enforcement officers or other government officials #4 19% #6 16%

Area or Setting2008 2013

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