Table 1.

Disparity indicators and their level of interest to health systems

Factor/Concept
Available in Health System Data
Race/Ethnicity
Insurance status
Medicaid status
No insurance
Geographic disparity
Marital status
Not available, but of interest to Health Systems
Education
Living alone
Employment status
Health literacy
Not available, of less interest to Health Systems
Income
Income in relation to federal poverty level
Household income
Social security supplemental income
Homelessness
Housing instability
English proficiency
Contextual-proportion vacant housing
Contextual-crime rate
Social support
Occupation
Literacy
Local/state funding for safety net providers