Browsing by Author "Wu, Jie"

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    Accessing Opportunity: Employment and Community Patterns among Low-, Medium-, and High-Wage Workers in Houston
    (Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2018) Wu, Jie; Hu, Yujie; Zhang, Mingming; Patterson, Grant
    Proximity to jobs is important for all residents as it can affect employment outcomes, but it is especially crucial for low-income households whose budgets can be disproportionately impacted by transportation costs and long commutes. This report uses data from the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) program, the American Community Surveys and other survey data to explore the geographical movement of workers in an urban setting. The purpose of the work presented here is to document differences in commuting patterns among different income groups and to inform the development of programs designed to enhance the physical and economic mobility of Houston’s labor force.
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    Houston Area Asian Survey: Diversity and Transformation Among Asians in Houston: Findings from the Kinder Institute's Houston Area Asian Survey (1995, 2002, 2011)
    (Rice University, 2013) Klineberg, Stephen L.; Wu, Jie
    Drawing on three surveys taken of Houston's Asian population in 1995, 2002 and 2011, this report documents the distinctiveness of the Asian experience and explores the most important differences in life circumstances, attitudes and beliefs among the area's four largest Asian communities – Vietnamese, Indians/Pakistanis, Chinese/Taiwanese and Filipinos.
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    Houston's Opportunity: Reconnecting Disengaged Youth and Young Adults to Strengthen Houston's Economy
    (Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2016) Durand, Casey P.; Garcia, Adriana; Holeywell, Ryan; Johnson-Baker, Kimberly; O'Connell, Heather; Raker, Ethan; Wu, Jie
    Though the U.S. economy is gradually showing signs of rebounding, a group of young people known as Opportunity Youth and Young Adults (OYYA) continues to lag behind. Defined as young people ages 16 to 24 who neither work nor attend school, the OYYA population is growing both nationally and in the Houston area. This study aims to identify characteristics of the group and highlight the most successful practices to address its needs.
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    Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund Needs Assessment: Phase One
    (Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2017) Wu, Jie; Zhang, Mingming; Villegas, Carlos; Patterson, Grant; Shelton, Kyle; Love, Samantha; Lightbourne, Jesseca; Wowk, Kateryna (Katya)
    This document represents the first phase of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research’s needs assessment work on behalf of the Greater Houston Community Foundation and the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund. This fund was jointly created by Harris County Judge Ed Emmett and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to accept private donations to aid in hurricane relief and recovery. The report includes an analysis of 211, 311, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Individual Assistance (IA) data. These three datasets begin the process of identifying key needs post-Harvey and areas that were hardest hit. This analysis is the first step in what will be a much deeper damage assessment intended for phase two.
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    Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund Needs Assessment: Phase Two
    (Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2018) Wu, Jie; Zhang, Mingming; Park, John; Villegas, Carlos; Patterson, Grant; Shelton, Kyle
    This report represents the second phase of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research’s needs assessment work on behalf of the Greater Houston Community Foundation and the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund. This document includes an updated analysis of zip code level 211 data from October 11 to November 30, 2017, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Individual Assistance (IA) data as of December 5, 2017, and FEMA Individual and Households Program (IHP) data as of December 20, 2017, all for Harris County. This report includes a summary of the data provided by the American Red Cross’ Coordinated Assistance Network (CAN) as of January 5, 2018 (this information was not in the Phase One report). In addition, this report includes a damage assessment for Harris County presented at the census block group level. This assessment combines data from the City of Houston, Harris County and multiple non-profit groups. Summaries of several of the largest needs assessments undertaken since Hurricane Harvey are also included here.
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    Neighborhood Gentrification across Harris County: 1990 to 2016
    (Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2018) Choudary, Wendie; Wu, Jie; Zhang, Mingming
    The purpose of this framing report is to document recent neighborhood changes indicative of gentrification and to inform the development of strategies to support equitable revitalization instead. This report uses data from the various sources including the U.S. Decennial Censuses, American Community Surveys, Neighborhood Change Database and other data to understand neighborhood change in Houston by defining gentrified neighborhoods and identifying its mechanisms across Harris County. Specifically, this report identifies which neighborhoods experienced gentrification between different time periods, showcasing a typology of gentrification across Harris County. The susceptibility index and case studies further illustrate neighborhoods at higher risk of gentrification pressures. We created a web-based data tool at www.datahouston.org/story/gentrification.
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    Refugee Realities: Between National Challenges and Local Responsibilities in Houston, TX
    (Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2018) Digilov, Yan; Sharim, Yehuda; Wu, Jie
    This report examines the U.S. refugee resettlement program and contextualizes legislation that forces employment within days of arrival at the cost of future prosperity. We explore the consequences of such a resettlement system on families who come after living in refugee camps for decades with dreams of a better life, and question the implications of a program that lacks long-term perspective. The report begins by juxtaposing public discourse on the impact of refugees with data that was available in its earliest foundations and moves on to discuss the ecosystem in Houston, Texas, which results from the rapid employment model. More specifically, we look closely into the last 37 years of government policy and explore how support for refugees plummeted over the years from an average of about $12,000 per capita in the 1980s to about $3,500 per capita in 2015, resulting in a system that places refugees into channels of cheap-labor, social isolation, political marginalization and collective silence.
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    Shared Prospects: Hispanics and the Future of Houston
    (Rice University, 2014) Klineberg, Stephen L.; Wu, Jie; Douds, Kiara; Ramirez, Diane
    For the past 33 years, the Kinder Institute Houston Area Survey (KIHAS, 1982-2014) has been measuring systematically the economic and demographic trends in Harris County and recording the way area residents are respond­ing to them. Since 1994, the surveys have been expanded to reach larger annual samples from the county’s major ethnic communities and have included questions about the respondents’ and their parents’ place of birth. In the past 21 years of surveys (1994-2014), the KIHAS has reached more than 4,800 U.S.-born Hispanics and 4,200 Latino immigrants. The rich data from this research provide a rare opportunity to explore systematically the experiences and perspectives of the different Hispanic communities over time and to assess their prospects for the future.
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    Staying at home may have saved 4,533 lives in Harris County so far
    (Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2020) Wu, Jie; Zhang, Mingming; Wang, Katie
    Based on epidemiologists’ COVID-19 models, the Kinder Institute's Houston Community Data Connections Team estimated the number of hospitalizations and deaths that can be prevented in Harris County between March 24 and June by collective adherence to the city of Houston's and Harris County's stay-at-home orders.
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    The 2012 Houston Education Survey: Public Perceptions in a Critical Time
    (Rice University, 2013) Klineberg, Stephen L.; Wu, Jie; Douds, Kiara
    This report presents some of the most important findings from the Houston Education Survey, the second of three focused surveys that are together called the “SHEA” studies (“Surveys of Health, Education, and the Arts”). Supported by a grant from Houston Endowment Inc., this research project was designed to assess the experiences, beliefs, and attitudes of Harris County residents with regard to these three critical areas of life in the Houston area. The separate surveys complement Rice University’s “Kinder Institute Houston Area Survey,” which for 32 years (1982-2013) has been tracking America’s fourth largest city in the midst of fundamental transformation.
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    The Houston Arts Survey: Participation, Perceptions, and Prospects
    (Rice University, 2012) Klineberg, Stephen L.; Wu, Jie; Aldape, Celina L.
    What issues most clearly determine their attendance (and non-attendance) at arts performances? How strongly do they support arts education in the public schools? How much importance do they attach to the arts in defining the quality of life in urban America? Which matters most to them – excellent music and theater or great sports teams and stadiums? How much support is there among Harris County residents in general for strengthening the quality and visibility of the arts in the Houston area? These are important questions to ask the general public, perhaps especially so today, at this remarkable moment in Houston’s history.
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    What Accounts for Health Disparities? Findings from the Houston Surveys (2001-2013)
    (Rice University, 2014) Klineberg, Stephen L.; Wu, Jie; Barrera, Cristina
    This report seeks to identify the forces that account for health disparities in the Houston region. It makes use of questions asked in the past 13 years of the annual “Kinder Institute Houston Area Survey” (KIHAS), buttressed by findings from the third of the institute’s three focused surveys, known as the SHEA studies (“Surveys of Health, Education, and the Arts”). Supported by a grant from Houston Endowment Inc., the studies were designed to assess the experiences, beliefs, and attitudes of Harris County residents with regard specifically to these important areas of urban life. The three separate surveys and the reports presenting their central findings complement the Kinder Institute’s continu­ing annual studies (the KIHAS), which have been tracking, through 33 years of systematic surveys (1982-2014), the demographic patterns, experienc­es, attitudes, and beliefs of Houston area residents during a period of remarkable change.