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A tool to identify disadvantaged communities due to environmental, socioeconomic and health burdens
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Remove linguistic isolation from the formula for disadvantaged for Puerto Rico #1350

Closed BethMattern closed 2 years ago

BethMattern commented 2 years ago

Linguistic isolation should not be used in the formula to identify DACs for Puerto Rico.

BethMattern commented 2 years ago

@emma-nechamkin please produce a list of census tracts that would be affected.

switzersc-usds commented 2 years ago

To confirm, linguistic iso is only relevant for the Workforce factor, correct?

switzersc-usds commented 2 years ago

So to be clear, this is the same as making PR have the same workforce/unemployment calculation as the island areas, right? @emma-nechamkin @BethMattern

lucasmbrown-usds commented 2 years ago

@switzersc-usds -- yes, linguistic isolation is only relevant for training and workforce development. We want to remove the use of linguistic isolation in the T&WD for Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico only.

I do not think this means that PR will have the same workforce/unemployment calculation as the island areas, though. They may have the same variable names (which might be what you mean) but the other island areas use data from 2010 Decennial Census, and PR uses 2019 ACS Census data. More description is available on page 25 of https://static-data-screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/data-pipeline/data/score/downloadable/cejst_technical_support_document.pdf. Which means that in the codebase, they're quite different.

switzersc-usds commented 2 years ago

Gotcha, thanks for the clarification! So, neither the island areas nor PR should use linguistic isolation for workforce calculation, BUT PR uses the 2019 ACS data like the States while the island areas use the 2010 data. Fun fun!

switzersc-usds commented 2 years ago

My understanding that island areas don't use linguistic iso is because of this code:

        # Now, calculate workforce criteria for island territories.
        island_areas_workforce_eligibility_columns = [
            field_names.ISLAND_AREAS_UNEMPLOYMENT_LOW_HS_EDUCATION_FIELD,
            field_names.ISLAND_AREAS_POVERTY_LOW_HS_EDUCATION_FIELD,
            field_names.ISLAND_AREAS_LOW_MEDIAN_INCOME_LOW_HS_EDUCATION_FIELD,
        ]

Which leaves out the linguistic iso column found here:

        workforce_eligibility_columns = [
            field_names.UNEMPLOYMENT_LOW_HS_EDUCATION_FIELD,
            field_names.POVERTY_LOW_HS_EDUCATION_FIELD,
            field_names.LINGUISTIC_ISOLATION_LOW_HS_EDUCATION_FIELD,
            field_names.LOW_MEDIAN_INCOME_LOW_HS_EDUCATION_FIELD,
        ]