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Data and Methodology<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Mapping Opportunity project uses 10 socioeconomic indicators classified under three dimensions of opportunity. The data are collected from the 2014-2018, 5-Year estimates of the U.S. Census\u2019s American Community Survey (ACS). Data are at the census tract level for the Milwaukee Metro Area, which comprises Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington counties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selection of indicators for this project was informed by current literature1<\/a><\/sup> on opportunity mapping and a survey of existing practices of opportunity mapping employed by numerous municipalities and metropolitan regions across the US to assess opportunity in their respective jurisdictions. We relied heavily on opportunity metrics2<\/a><\/sup> developed by the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State University<\/a> in our selection of indicators. We include 10 socioeconomic indicators further classified under three broad themes of opportunity (see Table 1) and provide a rationale for our selection in the Data Definition and Sources<\/a> section below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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