DIRECTED FUSION

JOLTS jobs metric: The amount of open jobs. good to compare with unemployment rate. Consider its value as wages continue to lag.

DW-NOMINATE SCORE: It measures the partisanship of a politician. 

Quality of Life Metrics:

Organization:

• Environment:
  • Economy
    • Unemployment
    • Inflation
    • Cost of living
    • Top 5 industries
    • Top 5 employers
  • Pollution
    • Cancer rates
    • Sanitation
  • Weather emergencies (recoveries?)
  • Sewers coverage
  • Internet and mobility
    • coverage[got for NC, 2022]
    • competitors
  • [got for NC, 2022] Housing
    • House price
    • $/foot
    • Rooms/person
    • Rental price
    • % owner vs renter
    • Connectivity:
      • Internet subscriptions
      • Mobility subscriptions
• Households (demographics) [
  • Income
    • Average
    • Minimum wage
    • Healthcare coverage
      •  
    • Education level
    • Life expectancies
  • household debt
• Government
  • Party control
  • Vote participation
  • Tax rate

What are the best knowable quality of life indicators?:

1. Economic:
   1. [got for NC, through 2022] Household:
      1. Family Wealth
      2. Average Income
      3. Unemployment
      4. Average House Value
      5. Average Rental Price
   2. Overall:
      1. GDP
      2. Budget = Income – Expenses = balance
      3. Imports v exports
      4. Debt levels
      5. GDP per capita
      6. Top 5 industries
2. Health:
   1. Life Expectancy
   2. Uninsured %
   3. Covid:
      1. deaths
      2. infection rates
      3. vaccination rates
   4. Obesity rate
3. Environmental:
   1. Pollution levels?
   2. Pollution from Chemours and its sources
   3. Natural disaster types & frequency?
4. Cultural:
   1. [got for NC, through 2022] Education levels
   2. [got for NC, through 2022] Political affiliations
   3. Religiosity:
      1. Religions present
      2. Attendance
5. Government:
   1. State
      1. Governor
      2. Congress
   2. House Reps:
      1. Population per each district
   3. Senators
   4. Presidential voting record
   5. Presidential Electors
   6. Tax rates

Correlations:

• Corporate Profits : GDP
• Executives’ Compensation to GDP
• Executive Compensation to Corporate Profits
• Corporate Revenue to Executive Comp
• Exec Comp to Humans’ Salary/Wage 
• Exec Comp to Federal Deficit

Notes:

Need to identify those things that make each region better and influential

https://geofred.stlouisfed.org

American Community Survey Data

https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/data.html

Selected Social Characteristics

Disability Status, Educational Attainment, Language Spoken at Home, Veteran Status, and more

Selected Economic Characteristics

Commuting (Journey to Work), Health Insurance Coverage, Income and Earnings, Poverty Status, and more

Selected Housing Characteristics

Computer and Internet Use, House Heating Fuel, Owner/Renter (Tenure), Vehicles Available, and more

Demographic and Housing Estimates

Age and Sex, Group Quarters Population, Hispanic or Latino Origin, Race, and more