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. 2023 Jun 7;8(6):e011646. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-011646

Table 1.

Alaska Pandemic Vulnerability Index variables

Category Description Source
Socioeconomic indicators Percentage of population whose ratio of income in 2019 to poverty level is ≤1 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (2015–2019)
Percentage of unemployed civilian population 16 years and above ACS 5-year estimates (2015–2019)
Percentage of population 25 years and above with less than a high school diploma ACS 5-year estimates (2015–2019)
Per capita income (in 2019 inflation-adjusted dollars) ACS 5-year estimates (2015–2019)
Household composition and size and disability Percentage of population 65 years and above ACS 5-year estimates (2015–2019)
Percentage of population under 18 years ACS 5-year estimates (2015–2019)
Percentage of civilian non-institutionalised population with a disability ACS 5-year estimates (2015–2019)
Percentage of single parent households with children under 18 years ACS 5-year estimates (2015–2019)
Average household size ACS 5-year estimates (2015–2019)
Minority and language Percentage of minority (except non-Hispanic white alone or American Indian and Alaska Native alone) ACS 5-year estimates (2015–2019)
Percentage of the population 5 years and above who speak English less than well ACS 5-year estimates (2015–2019)
Housing and transportation Percentage of population in institutionalised group quarters ACS 5-year estimates (2015–2019)
Percentage of households with more people than the room ACS 5-year estimates (2015–2019)
Percentage of households with no vehicle available ACS 5-year estimates (2015–2019)
Health indicators Crude prevalence (data value in %) of cancer (excluding skin cancer) among adults aged≥18 years BRFSS (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System) (Year: 2019)
Crude prevalence (data value in %) of diagnosed diabetes among adults aged≥18 years BRFSS (Year: 2019)
Crude prevalence (data value in %) of high blood pressure among adults aged≥18 years BRFSS (year: 2019)
Crude prevalence (data value in %) of obesity among adults aged≥18 years BRFSS (year: 2019)
Crude prevalence (data value in %) of binge drinking among adults aged≥18 years BRFSS (year: 2019)
Crude prevalence (data value in %) of current smoking adults aged≥18 years BRFSS (year: 2019)
Estimates of healthcare facilities (ie, hospitals, urgent care facilities and pharmacies) per 100 000 population Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data