The American Human Development Index

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 16, 2010

Kristen Lewis, co-director of the American Human Development Project and co-author of The Measure of America 2010-2011: Mapping Risks and Resilience, discusses the American Human Development Index and gives a breakdown of interesting facts on New York.

A breakdown by Congressional district is available from the group's interactive map, where zipcodes can be entered to find specific indicators.

Learn more about the Big Gaps in the Big Apple: Lessons from The Measure of America, November 17, 2010, 6:30 pm at NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge.

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