Written by: Stephen Hershey Kroes
Utah Foundation performed the research for the Community Assessment released in April 2007 by the United Way of Salt Lake. This project involved four research phases:
Written by: Stephen Hershey Kroes
The U.S. Census Bureau has been collecting information on educational attainment of the U.S. population since 1940. The Census reports such statistics as the percent of the adult population (25 years and older) that has graduated from high school and the percent of the adult population with a bachelor’s degree or higher. Recently, the Census published a report on educational attainment in the 50 states plus the District of Columbia from 1940 to 2000. These … Continued
Written by: Stephen Hershey Kroes
A wave of increasing bankruptcy rates has swept across the nation, causing economic, political, and social hardships. Utah has emerged in recent years as the number one state in terms of the number of bankruptcies compared to the number of households. Why would Utah fare worse in this national trend than other states, and how is this possible in a state that prides itself on responsible social behavior and self-reliance? What is unique about Utah’s … Continued
Written by: Stephen Hershey Kroes
Many papers and publications have been written about job trends by industry sector and periodic employment figures, but the meaning behind these numbers is often little understood. This paper will delve into the pertinent facts and figures relating to this issue and seek to define the trends and challenges faced by Utah’s workforce.
Written by: Stephen Hershey Kroes
The rapid population growth that occurred in Utah during the 1990s is still expected to continue for the next thirty years. The challenges presented by the significant growth underlie many of the other top issues facing this state. Education, jobs, water supply, health care, crime, higher education, environment, and transportation are all greatly impacted by population growth. This brief will seek to explain how growth patterns will impact some of the top issues identified by … Continued
Written by: Stephen Hershey Kroes
As Utah heads toward the initial stages of the 2004 election season, Utahns are feeling optimistic about the state’s future. However, Utahns continue to be concerned about the future of Utah’s public education system, the economy, water supply and quality, health, crime, and a number of issues.
Written by: Stephen Hershey Kroes
This economic recovery looks similar to the aftermath of the 1990 recession when it took 33 months nationally for employment to rebound to pre-recession levels. While the employment picture looks similar between the two recession, other key indicators tell a different story.
Written by: Stephen Hershey Kroes
Over the past decade, Utah Foundation has periodically reviewed state government growth in Utah and compared it to the growth in personal income for the state. The purpose of these reports was to address the questions: How fast is state government growing? And is state government growing faster than residents’ ability to pay for it? Reports addressing these questions were published in 1995, 1997 and 1999.
Written by: Stephen Hershey Kroes
In November of 2000, Utah Foundation released an initial analysis of the Children’s Health Insurance Program or CHIP. That report provided an overview of the program and its purpose as well as discussing first year results and health care reform in Utah. It concluded by detailing the state’s plan for operation as well as the measurement tools used to determine how successful CHIP was in reaching its goals.
Written by: Stephen Hershey Kroes
In March 2001, the U.S. economy slipped into recession. Although the economy continues to struggle, it is not certain whether the recession continues today or whether it ended some months ago. To put this economic recession in context with history, last year, Utah Foundation examined each recession since 1948.