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    Racial and Social Equity Composite Index Current for Countywide Comparisons

    Metadata Updated: February 28, 2025

    !!PLEASE NOTE!! When downloading the data, please select "File Geodatabase" to preserve long field names. Shapefile will truncate field names to 10 characters.This version of the Racial and Social Equity Index indexes all tracts in the remainder of King County against tracts in the city of Seattle. This index should only be used in direct consultation with the Office of Planning and Community Development, and is intended to be of use for comparing tracts in the remainder of King County within the context of percentiles set by tracts within the city of Seattle.Version: CurrentThe Racial and Social Equity Index combines information on race, ethnicity, and related demographics with data on socioeconomic and health disadvantages to identify where priority populations make up relatively large proportions of neighborhood residents. Click here for a User Guide.See the City of Seattle RSE Index in action in the Racial and Social Equity ViewerThe Composite Index includes sub-indices of:   Race, English Language Learners, and Origins Index ranks census tracts by an index of three measures weighted as follows:   Persons of color (weight: 1.0) English language learner (weight: 0.5)  Foreign born (weight: 0.5)Socioeconomic Disadvantage Index ranks census tracts by an index of two equally weighted measures:   Income below 200% of poverty level   Educational attainment less than a bachelor’s degreeHealth Disadvantage Index ranks census tracts by an index of seven equally weighted measures: No leisure-time physical activity  Diagnosed diabetes    Obesity Mental health not good   AsthmaLow life expectancy at birth Disability<div style='font-family:"Avenir Next W01"

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    Metadata Created Date February 28, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 28, 2025

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    Harvested from Seattle JSON

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    Metadata Created Date February 28, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 28, 2025
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    Data First Published 2024-02-27
    Data Last Modified 2024-03-18
    Category geospatial
    Public Access Level public
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    Harvest Source Title Seattle JSON
    Homepage URL https://data-seattlecitygis.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/SeattleCityGIS::racial-and-social-equity-composite-index-current-for-countywide-comparisons
    License https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/summary
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