Stupid Reporting Is
 As Stupid Reporting Does 
   Broward County is home to the two communities Money Magazine has ranked as the best places to live in Florida, as reported today on the business page of the Miami Herald.
   Coral Springs was ranked first in Florida – and 44^th in the nation.
   While Coconut Creek was ranked second in the Sunshine State – and 48^th nation.
   “We're always looking for family-friendly places,” Money Magazine reporter Beth Braverman told Herald reporter Mara Rudolph.
    Pity the Herald's Rudolph failed to ask Braverman two basic questions like:
    One - What's Money Magazine's definition of a “family-friendly” place?
    Two – How familiar is the magazine with the US Census Bureau?
     For example, consider the increase in the number of residents living in poverty in the Magazine's top Florida communities between 1990 and 2008:
Coconut Creek
Population             78%
Living in Poverty   117%
Coral Springs
Population             37%
Living in Poverty   272%
Florida
Population             37%
Living in Poverty   39%
United States
Population             21%
Living in Poverty   25%
   And then there's the trend in per capita income for residents living in the two communities during the same 18-year time period.
Coconut Creek
Per Capita Income (13%)
Coral Springs
Per Capita Income   7%
Florida
Per Capita Income   12%
United States
Per Capital Income   15%

SOURCE: US Census Bureau