
The Book Truck: Delivering Literacy in Southern California
Why Do Some People Read? For children in some communities, books and reading are omnipresent. Reading begins as amusement and entertainment and grows into a
Variable Definitions:
Book Stores: The number of book stores in a given area
Source:
Google Maps API
Years Available:
2023
Methodology Note:
The original data comes at the point level. Our team spatial joined each point to 2020 Census Tracts based on Google Maps provided coordinates. Businesses are filtered based on having a “currently operational” status and being tagged as a “book store” on Google Maps.
Citation:
Why Do Some People Read? For children in some communities, books and reading are omnipresent. Reading begins as amusement and entertainment and grows into a
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