The Calgary Equity Index is a decision-making tool designed to measure equity in Calgary, based on a social determinant of health (SDOH) framework. The SDOH are the range of interacting social and economic conditions that influence people’s health and well-being. This index provides an equity lens to examine the ways in which social and economic conditions are experienced and distributed among populations. It will help the City examine where inequities exist in different areas. Information is available for 113 Community Service Areas (CSAs) across Calgary. The CSAs were created by combining two adjacent Census Tracts to reach a population of around 10,000. The CSAs are numbered from 1 to 113, and are displayed on the map.
This dataset has the following 14 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSA | csa | number | Community Service area | 9.1 20.1 68.3 102.4 7.1 view top 100 |
| CSA_LABEL | csa_label | text | The CSA number distinguished by the quadrant associated it | 49.NE 76.SE 63.SE 25.NW 92.SW view top 100 |
| VALUE | value | number | The Total equity score obtained by a CSA | 0.0 0.773 0.11 0.1 0.14 view top 100 |
| VALUE_LABEL | value_label | text | The Total equity score distinguished by type of data (e.g., percentage) | 0 8.7% 7.8% 5.1% 6.1% view top 100 |
| INDICATOR | indicator | text | Variable(s) belonging to a domain that is used to measure the Calgary Equity Index | BIKE SCORE VIOLENT CRIME RATE EARLY DEVELOPMENT INSTRUMENT LOW INCOME UNEMPLOYMENT RATE view top 100 |
| INDICATOR_LABEL | indicator_label | text | Description of the type of data variable that defines an indicator. For instance, some variables are standardized by population while others are simple counts or proportions | COPD prevalence Transit Score® Unemployment rate (aged 25-64) Municipal voting Core housing need view top 100 |
| DOMAIN | domain | text | The themes or categories of data types that is used to measure the Calgary Equity Index. Each domain is made of indicator variables | PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY POPULATION HEALTH GOVERNANCE view top 100 |
| DOMAIN_LABEL | domain_label | text | The themes or categories of data types that is used to measure the Calgary Equity Index. Each domain is made of indicator variables | Physical infrastructure and environment Human and social development Population health Economic opportunity Governance view top 100 |
| DATA_CURRENCY | data_currency | number | Provides information on the year or date data was procured | 2021 2020 2016 2014 2015 view top 100 |
| QUADRANT | quadrant | text | The four boundary parts into which Calgary is divided into. These are the NE North East, SE South East, NE North West, and SW South West | SW NW SE NE view top 100 |
| COMMUNITIES | communities | text | A sample list of the main communities in terms of population size that are found within a CSA | CRANSTON BELTLINE MCKENZIE TOWNE TUSCANY PANORAMA HILLS view top 100 |
| STATUS | status | text | The designation of a CSA score relative to the target cut-off range for the indicator variable. Based on the score, the CSAs are designated either as above target, below benchmark or between target and benchmark. The status assigned to a CSA defines the equity concern for the CSA | Between benchmark and target At or below benchmark At or above target view top 100 |
| COLOUR | colour | text | The colour assigned to a CSA based on the status or score. Each colour communicates a different equity concern. Green areas are at or above the target cut-off and describes areas with a score that signal the least overall equity concern. The red areas are at or below the benchmark cut-off and describes areas with a score that signals high overall burden of inequities. Finally, yellow areas fall between the green and red areas | #ECDE38 #E89797 #38A800 view top 100 |
| MULTIPOLYGON | multipolygon | multipolygon | view top 100 |