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Connecticut Population, Income, Education, Employment, and Federal Funds
| Connecticut Population |
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Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
3,107,564 |
| 1990 |
3,287,116 |
| 2000 |
3,405,565 |
| 2009 (latest estimates) |
3,518,288 |
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Connecticut Income
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Total |
| Connecticut Per-capita income (2008 dollars) |
| 2007 |
55,629 |
| 2008 |
56,245 |
| Percent change |
-2.6 |
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| Connecticut Earnings per job (2008 dollars) |
| 2007 |
65,674 |
| 2008 |
62,529 |
| Percent change |
-4.8 |
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| Connecticut Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
8.0 |
| 1989 |
6.8 |
| 1999 |
7.9 |
| 2008 (latest model-based estimates) |
9.1 |
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Connecticut Education (Persons 25 and older)
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Total |
| Connecticut Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
29.7 |
| 1990 |
20.8 |
| 2000 |
16.0 |
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| Connecticut Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
34.4 |
| 1990 |
29.5 |
| 2000 |
28.5 |
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| Connecticut Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
15.3 |
| 1990 |
22.5 |
| 2000 |
24.1 |
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| Connecticut Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
20.7 |
| 1990 |
27.2 |
| 2000 |
31.4 |
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Connecticut Employment
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Total |
| Connecticut Total number of jobs |
| 2007 |
2,241,536 |
| 2008 |
2,279,011 |
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| Connecticut Percent employment change |
| 2006-2007 |
1.0 |
| 2007-2008 |
0.2 |
| 2008-2009 |
-1.8 |
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| Connecticut Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2008 |
5.6 |
| 2009 |
8.2 |
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Connecticut Federal Funds, FY 2008
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Total |
| Federal funding, dollars per person |
| Connecticut All Federal funds |
11,187 |
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| Federal funding by purpose |
| Connecticut Agriculture and natural resources |
12 |
| Connecticut Community resources |
984 |
| Connecticut Defense and space |
3,508 |
| Connecticut Human resources |
136 |
| Connecticut Income security |
5,581 |
| Connecticut National functions |
965 |
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| Federal funding by type of payments |
| Connecticut Grants |
1,802 |
| Connecticut Direct loans |
36 |
| Connecticut Guaranteed/insured loans |
780 |
| Connecticut Retirement/disability payments |
2,632 |
Connecticut Other direct payments to
individuals |
1,780 |
Connecticut Direct payments, not to
individuals |
61 |
| Connecticut Procurement contracts |
3,670 |
| Connecticut Salaries and wages |
427 |
Connecticut Organic Agriculture
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2008 |
| Number of certified operations |
37 |
| Connecticut Crops (acres) |
344 |
| Connecticut Pasture & rangeland (acres) |
93 |
| Connecticut Total acres |
437 |
Connecticut Farm Characteristics
| Connecticut 2007 Census of Agriculture |
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2007 |
| Connecticut Approximate total land area (acres) |
3,100,721 |
| Connecticut Total farmland (acres) |
405,616 |
| Percent of total land area |
13.1 |
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| Connecticut Cropland (acres) |
163,686 |
| Percent of total farmland |
40.4 |
| Percent in pasture |
7.6 |
| Percent irrigated |
5.9 |
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| Connecticut Harvested Cropland (acres) |
136,833 |
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| Woodland (acres) |
124,875 |
| Percent of total farmland |
30.8 |
| Percent in pasture |
13.6 |
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| Connecticut Pastureland (acres) |
32,823 |
| Percent of total farmland |
8.1 |
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Connecticut Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
84,232 |
| Percent of total farmland |
20.8 |
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| Conservation practices |
Connecticut Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
911 |
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| Average farm size (acres) |
83 |
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| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
78.3 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
19.6 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
1.3 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
0.6 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.2 |
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| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
65.4 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
20.0 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
4.7 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
6.4 |
| More than $500,000 |
3.6 |
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| Tenure of farmers |
| Connecticut Full owner (farms) |
3,490 |
| Percent of total |
71.0 |
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| Connecticut Part owner (farms) |
1,097 |
| Percent of total |
22.3 |
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| Connecticut Tenant owner (farms) |
329 |
| Percent of total |
6.7 |
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| Farm organization |
Connecticut Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
3,967 |
| Percent of total |
80.7 |
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Connecticut Family-held corporations
(farms) |
350 |
| Percent of total |
7.1 |
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| Connecticut Partnerships (farms) |
485 |
| Percent of total |
9.9 |
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| Connecticut Non-family corporations (farms) |
39 |
| Percent of total |
0.8 |
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Connecticut Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
75 |
| Percent of total |
1.5 |
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| Connecticut Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
57.6 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
46.2 |
| Men |
3,755 |
| Women |
1,161 |
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Connecticut Farm Financial Indicators
| CT. Farm income and value added data |
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2008 |
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| Number of farms |
4,900 |
| |
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Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
419,996 |
| + CT. Final animal output |
190,327 |
| + CT. Services and forestry |
117,901 |
| = CT. Final agricultural sector output |
728,223 |
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| - CT. Intermediate consumption outlays |
308,347 |
| + CT. Net government transactions |
-24,810 |
| = CT. Gross value added |
395,067 |
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| - CT. Capital consumption |
60,115 |
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| = CT. Net value added |
334,952 |
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| - CT. Factor payments |
157,974 |
| CT. Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
144,269 |
| CT. Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-10,769 |
| CT. Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
24,474 |
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| = CT. Net farm income |
176,978 |
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Connecticut Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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CT. Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2009
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Value of receipts
thousand $ |
| 1. Greenhouse/nursery |
259,000 |
| 2. Dairy products |
50,336 |
| 3. Chicken eggs |
41,686 |
| 4. Aquaculture |
30,450 |
| 5. Tobacco |
13,841 |
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| All commodities |
535,519 |
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| CT. Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2009 |
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Value
million $ |
| 1. Feed grains and products |
140.6 |
| 2. Tobacco unmfd. |
73.6 |
| 3. Other |
70.8 |
| 4. Feeds and fodders |
57.6 |
| 5. Poultry and products |
4.5 |
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| Overall rank |
353.1 |
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| CT. Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2007 |
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Thousands $ |
| 1. Hartford County |
133,582 |
| 2. New London County |
110,068 |
| 3. New Haven County |
90,173 |
| 4. Middlesex County |
55,753 |
| 5. Litchfield County |
47,418 |
| |
| State total |
551,553 |
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State Offices
Connecticut Drug Policy, Enforcement and Government Agencies
Governor's Office
Office of the Governor
State Capitol
210 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
(203) 566-4840
State Legislative Contact
Office of Legislative Research
Legislative Office Building,Room 5300
Hartford, CT 06106
(203) 240-8400
State Drug Program Coordinator
Connecticut Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
999 Asylum Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
(203) 566-4145
Attorney General's Office
Division of Criminal Justice
Chief State's Attorney's Office
340 Quinnipiac Street
P.O. Box 5000
Wallingford, CT 06492
(203) 265-2373
Law Enforcement Planning
Policy Development and Planning Division
Office of Policy Management
80 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(203) 566-3020
Crime Prevention Office
Connecticut Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention
Association
120 Main Street
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 797-4577
Statistical Analysis Center
Policy Development and Planning Division
Office of Policy and Management
80 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(203) 566-3522
Uniform Crime Reports Contact
Connecticut State Police
Uniform Crime Reporting Program
1111 Country Club Road
P.O. Box 2794
Middletown, CT 06457-9294
(203) 238-6575
BJA Strategy Preparation Agency
Policy Development and Planning Division
Office of Policy Management
80 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(203) 566-3020
Judicial Agency
Judicial Branch
State Library and Supreme Court Building
231 Capitol Avenue
P.O. Drawer N, Station A
Hartford, CT 06106
(203) 566-4461
Corrections Agency
Department of Corrections
340 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
(203) 566-5710
o State Health Offices : Connecticut
RADAR Network Agency
Connecticut Clearinghouse
334 Farmington Avenue
Plainville, CT 06062
(203) 793-9791
HIV-Prevention Program
Department of Health Services
AIDS Program
150 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(203) 566-1157
Drug and Alcohol Agency
State of Connecticut
Department of Public Health and Addiction Services
999 Asylum Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
(203) 566-2089
State Coordinator for Drug-Free Schools
Connecticut Department of Education
P.O. Box 2219, Room G-32
Hartford, CT 06145
(203) 566-6645
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Connecticut Opinions Mixed on Sunday Liquor Sales
Connecticut Lawmakers heard from both sides on the debate on whether to allow package stores and supermarkets to sell alcohol on Sundays.
Right now, Connecticut is one of just three states in the nation to ban the sale of beer, wine and hard liquor in package stores and supermarkets on Sunday and lawmakers took up the issue on Monday at the state Capitol in Hartford, Connecticut.
It's estimated that lifting the long-banned practice could generate an estimated $8 million in additional revenue.
But several package store owners in the state reject the seven-day plan because they say the sales will simply be spread over seven days, rather than six.
Other store owners are in favor of the idea and believe they will lose business when their customers cross state lines to buy alcohol on Sundays.
Police chiefs are now weighing in on the proposal.
"It is very alarming to us that a potential discussion on the issue will be made on the revenue the issue may generate," police chiefs in West Hartford and Cromwell wrote in a letter, according to the Hartford Courant. "We think that to encourage more drinking is detrimental to public safety. We would hope that the legislature would not embrace a bad public policy in the illusory hope of a marginal revenue increase."
Ben Jenkins, a spokesman for the national liquor wholesalers organization, is critical of the opinion.
"To my knowledge, we haven't had any other police chief organizations come out against Sunday sales in other states, or even MADD for that matter" Jenkins told the Courant.
The group End Connecticut's Blue Laws thinks competition is good for the marketplace and it is a matter of convenience since more retail businesses are open seven days a week.
The bill awaits committee action.
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Connecticut High School Coach Arrested for Giving Alcohol to Minors
A girls' basketball and volleyball coach at a Connecticut high school was arrested for second-degree reckless endangerment and delivery of alcohol to a minor Thursday, according to a report in the Wat
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Connecticut Lawmakers heard from both sides on the debate on whether to allow package stores and supermarkets to sell alcohol on Sundays.
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Alcohol Treatment Centers by City in Connecticut Listed Alphabetically: | | Quick Drug Facts |
What are the similarities among alcoholic beverages? Of course, beer, wine, and spirits all contain ethyl alcohol (ethanol) as a product of fermentation in the manufacturing process. Beer (and sometimes wine) has natural carbonation, which may alter the absorption rate of ethanol. In general, one beer, one 5-ounce glass of wine, and 1.5 ounces of spirits contain similar amounts of alcohol (thus these are called "beverage units"). The ethanol in all alcoholic beverages is "handled" by the body identically - metabolism, effects on organs, etc. People can become dependent ("addicted to alcohol") on any alcoholic beverage.
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Britain's brewery giant Scottish & Newcastle (Kronenbourg and Foster brands) and Coors, maker of Carling Lager, are addressing binge drinking by voluntarily placing health warnings on their beer bottles. Next question: Why can't brewers, wineries, and distillers around the world (including the U.S.) do the same?
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Many non-alcoholics on occasion become intoxicated or drunk. However, if they are not addicted to alcohol, they are not alcoholic. Of course, intoxication is never completely safe or risk-free and should be avoided. It is better either to abstain or to drink in moderation. While consuming alcohol sensibly is associated with better health and longer life, the abuse of alcohol is associated with many undesirable health outcomes.
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Approximately 700,000 students are assaulted by other students who have been drinking.
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