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 |