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Sources for Cascadia Scorecard 2007.
For specific fact sources, publication names, methodologies, or leads on additional data, please contact Sightline Institute at ask-us@sightline.org.

Introduction

Population data from US Census Bureau, BC Stats, and Central Intelligence Agency, World Factbook. Economy data from US Bureau of Economic Analysis, BC Stats, and US Census Bureau. Geographic data from CommEn Space, Seattle, and US Census Bureau.

Economy

Sightline’s economic security index is derived from four components: poverty rates, child poverty rates, unemployment rates, and inflation-adjusted median household incomes. Economy data are derived from US Census Bureau (especially Current Population Survey and American Community Survey); US Bureau of Labor Statistics; and Statistics Canada.

For a more thorough discussion of the Economy indicator, see our "Economy at a Glance" page or contact Sightline.

Population

Fertility and birth data are derived from Oregon Department of Human Services, Center for Health Statistics; Washington Office of Financial Management; Washington Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics; Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Bureau of Health Policy and Vital Statistics; BC Stats; the US Centers for Disease Control; and the US Census Bureau.

Total fertility rate map by CommEn Space.

For a more thorough discussion of the Population indicator, see our "Population at a Glance" page or contact Sightline.

Energy

Highway fuel data are derived from US Federal Highway Administration; US Energy Information Administration; Washington Department of Licensing; Oregon Department of Transportation; Idaho State Tax Commission; Statistics Canada; and BC Ministry of Finance, Tax Policy Branch. Electricity data are derived from US Energy Information Administration; Statistics Canada; and BC Hydro.

Climate map based on data from US Historical Climate Network, processed by Philip Mote, Washington State Climatologist. Data represent the best linear fit for average annual surface air temperature trends at each monitoring station. Map by CORE GIS.

For a more thorough discussion of the Energy indicator, see our "Energy at a Glance" page or contact Sightline.

Wildlife

Salmon data are derived from University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fisheries Science; and US National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center. Orca data are derived from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; and The Center for Whale Research. Wolf data are derived from US Fish and Wildlife Service; and International Wolf Center. Caribou data are derived from Idaho Panhandle National Forests; and Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Sage grouse data are derived from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

For a more thorough discussion of the Wildlife indicator, see our "Wildlife at a Glance" page or contact Sightline.

Pollution

Pollution data are derived from Sightline Institute, especially Flame Retardants in the Bodies of Pacific Northwest Residents, Sept. 29, 2004, and Jianwen She et al., PBDEs Greater Than PCBs in 30% of Breast Milk Samples from the Pacific Northwest, presented at the Dioxin 2005 conference.

For a more thorough discussion of the Pollution indicator, see our "Economy at a Glance" page or contact Sightline.

Health

Life expectancy data are derived from BC Stats; Washington Center for Health Statistics; Idaho Bureau of Health Policy and Vital Statistics; Oregon Center for Health Statistics; Portland State University, Center for Population Research; US Census Bureau; US National Center for Health Statistics; US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and United Nations’ Human Development Reports. Correlation between life expectancy and other measures of health derived from World Health Organization. Share without health insurance from US Census Bureau, Current Population Survey. Health care costs in British Columbia compared the Northwest states derived from Canadian Institute for Health Information; and US Department of Health and Human Services. Effects of uninsurance among US adults derived from Institute of Medicine; and US National Center for Health Statistics.

Life expectancy map by CommEn Space.

For a more thorough discussion of the Health indicator or life expectancy, see our "Health at a Glance" page or contact Sightline.

Sprawl

Sprawl rankings derived from Sightline Institute, especially, The Portland Exception, October 25, 2004, and Sprawl Statistics for Seven Northwest Cities. Measure 37 finding from Portland State University; Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development; CORE GIS, Seattle; and Sightline Institute, especially Two Years of Measure 37: Oregon’s Property Wrongs. Sprawl figures derived from US Census Bureau and the Census of Canada.

Maps showing new residents in low-density suburbs and exurbs, 1990 to 2000 based on data from US Census Bureau. Map by CommEn Space and CORE GIS.

Maps showing estimated population growth in rural areas based on Measure 37 data from Oregon counties and Portland State University. Map by CORE GIS.

For a more thorough discussion of the Sprawl indicator, see our "Economy at a Glance" page or contact Sightline.