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2008 State of the Basin Report
WHAT'S INSIDE
| INTRODUCTION | What is indicator reporting? About the State of the Basin Model. |
| DEMOGRAPHICS | How many people live in local areas? What age and gender are they? How many children and elders depend on the workforce for support? |
| HEALTH | How long do we live? What causes the most deaths? |
| EDUCATION - LEARNING | How well-prepared are children for learning and life? How many students achieve high school graduation? How educated is the workforce? |
| ECONOMY | What are the trends in the regional tourism and forest sectors? |
| EMPLOYMENT | What's the difference in the number of new retirees and new workers? What are recent unemployment levels? |
| INCOME | How much do we earn? How many people receive government support? |
| BUILT INFASTRUCTURE - HOUSING | What types of housing exist? How many households are renting homes? How affordable is housing? |
| CONSERVATION | How much water do we use? How do we treat wastewater? |
| ENVIRONMENT | How much protected area exists? How are two speciesat- risk faring? Have local streamflows changed? What are the air quality conditions? How has climate changed? |
| COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY | How many of us donate to charity and how much do we donate? What are the local crime rates? |
| WELL-BEING ASSESSMENT | Examples of how communities might combine indicators to describe well-being. |
| BASIN MAP | Basin area map showing local areas used to compile indicator data. |
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in this report:
Columbia Basin Trust supports efforts by the people of the Basin to create a legacy of social, economic
and environmental well-being and to achieve greater self-sufficiency for present and future generations.
and environmental well-being and to achieve greater self-sufficiency for present and future generations.
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