Question: What year is the data from?
The data was used from a variety of different sources and all visuals include year and data source. Consolidated information on the data sources and years of every indicator on this webpage can be found in the Data Search Tool.
Question: Can I download the data visuals?
Each data visual includes three horizontal lines on the top right corner that you can select to download the entire image. Please note the interactive pop-up messages you see when you hover over the graphs will not appear in the downloaded image
Question: How are the Best Start geographies defined?
For the different geography levels present in this website (i.e., census tracts, Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs), Zip Codes), a crosswalk was made to map the areas to the Best Start geography. For example, the percentage of the population under the age of five in each of the Best Start geographies is calculated at the census tract level. A crosswalk was created to determine the census tracts that are contained within each of the Best Start geographies. Crosswalk tables which map the PUMAs, census tracts, and Zip Codes that are contained in each of the Best Start geographies can be downloaded 1e******************************@th****.skype&baseUrl=https:~2F~2Ffirst5lacounty.sharepoint.com~2Fsites~2FAdvancementProject&fileId=ECAF7E5C-1131-4139-97EC-D0AFA48AE51C&viewerAction=view”>here.
Question: How are essential workers defined?
For this deliverable, essential workers were defined as employees who worked in any of the following industries:
- Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
- Construction and extraction occupations
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
- Material moving occupations
- Production occupations
- Transportation occupations
- Office and administrative support occupations
- Sales and sales-related occupations
- Building, facilities, and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
- Food preparation and server-related occupations
- Healthcare support occupations
- Personal care and service occupations
- Protective service occupations
A more complete description of the methodology used to categorize and measure essential workers can be found here.
