A new online tool gives users a comprehensive snapshot of the wellbeing of Nova Scotians before the COVID-19 pandemic. The Wellbeing Mapping Tool compiles survey data from 2019 when close to 13,000 Nova Scotians responded to more than 200 questions about their quality of life. Engage Nova Scotia is the non-profit organization that developed the tool, with help from computer science researchers at Dalhousie University and other partners. He said another group of Nova Scotians who are struggling are those with an income that's generally less than $40,000 a year. Engage Nova Scotia's tool tells "the hidden stories about how Nova Scotians are doing," said Graham, adding that the results go far beyond differences between urban and rural life.

Source: CBC News June 01, 2022 05:04 UTC