Description
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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: Current
The 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.
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See the City of Seattle RSE Index in action in the Racial and Social Equity Viewer
The 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)
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 degree
Health 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
Asthma
Low life expectancy at birth
Disability