Table 1.
Mean age-adjusted ratesa per 100,000 population for unintentional fatal injury (CI) by Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) quartileb,c,d – United States.
| Mean age-adjusted rate for unintentional fatal injury | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVI metric | Low SVI | Mid-low SVI | Mid-high SVI | High SVI |
| Overall SVI | 50.97 (49.64, 52.31) | 56.34 (55.06, 57.62) | 62.04 (60.73, 63.35) | 65.01 (63.40, 66.62) |
| Socioeconomic status | ||||
| Overall domain | 49.25 (47.97, 50.54) | 55.82 (54.64, 57.00) | 60.84 (59.53, 62.14) | 68.45 (66.84, 70.05) |
| Below poverty level | 50.23 (48.93, 51.54) | 56.50 (55.27, 57.73) | 60.92 (59.64, 62.20) | 66.95 (65.30, 68.60) |
| Unemployment | 52.13 (50.77, 53.50) | 56.18 (54.92, 57.43) | 59.04 (57.88, 60.20) | 67.46 (65.74, 69.18) |
| Per capita income | 49.59 (48.37, 50.81) | 55.40 (54.17, 56.62) | 62.24 (60.86, 63.61) | 67.14 (65.55, 68.74) |
| No high school diploma | 50.31 (49.05, 51.57) | 57.12 (55.89, 58.36) | 62.12 (60.68, 63.57) | 65.24 (63.67, 66.81) |
| Household composition and disability | ||||
| Overall domain | 48.74 (47.50, 49.99) | 55.80 (54.66, 56.93) | 60.39 (59.18, 61.60) | 66.06 (64.62, 67.51) |
| Age ≥ 65 years | 53.64 (52.01, 55.27) | 58.75 (57.44, 60.06) | 60.37 (59.12, 61.62) | 61.64 (60.15, 63.13) |
| Age ≤ 17 years | 58.91 (57.49, 60.32) | 59.51 (58.13, 60.89) | 57.93 (56.68, 59.17) | 58.00 (56.31, 59.69) |
| Disability status | 49.19 (47.85, 50.52) | 56.59 (55.18, 58.00) | 60.58 (59.32, 61.85) | 68.26 (66.85, 69.67) |
| Single-parent household | 56.58 (55.05, 58.11) | 57.58 (56.27, 58.89) | 58.93 (57.67, 60.19) | 61.39 (59.77, 63.01) |
| Minority status and language | ||||
| Overall domain | 62.04 (60.55, 63.53) | 51.40 (50.37, 52.43) | 53.20 (52.19, 54.21) | 54.98 (53.55, 56.41) |
| Racial/ethnic minority | 60.54 (59.04, 62.04) | 57.52 (56.21, 58.83) | 57.56 (56.37, 58.75) | 58.73 (57.03, 60.43) |
| Limited English | 63.98 (62.48, 65.48) | 58.30 (56.88, 59.71) | 57.05 (55.77, 58.33) | 53.74 (52.36, 55.11) |
| Housing type and transportation | ||||
| Overall domain | 55.72 (54.26, 57.19) | 52.16 (51.14, 53.18) | 54.85 (53.71, 55.98) | 59.73 (58.15, 61.30) |
| Multi-unit housing | 65.64 (64.02, 67.27) | 61.68 (60.28, 63.08) | 57.29 (56.02, 58.55) | 49.48 (48.34, 50.61) |
| Mobile homes | 50.75 (49.37, 52.14) | 55.52 (54.24, 56.80) | 60.64 (59.26, 62.03) | 67.54 (66.11, 68.98) |
| Crowded housing | 56.16 (54.73, 57.59) | 58.14 (56.89, 59.39) | 59.94 (58.65, 61.23) | 60.35 (58.60, 62.10) |
| No vehicle | 54.58 (53.16, 55.99) | 57.47 (56.22, 58.71) | 58.68 (57.51, 59.86) | 63.87 (62.07, 65.68) |
| Group quarters | 59.51 (57.96, 61.07) | 58.70 (57.43, 59.96) | 60.26 (58.78, 61.74) | 56.01 (54.58, 57.44) |
Notes: CI: 95% confidence intervals.
a
Age-adjusted rates per 100,000 population were calculated using the direct method and the 2000 U.S. standard population.
b
SVI scores were categorized into quartiles: Low (0–0.2500); Mid-low (0.2501–0.5000); Mid-high (0.5001–0.7500); High (0.7501–1.0).
c
Data for SVI from 2018; Data for fatal injury from 2015–2019.
d
Overall SVI, the four SVI domains, and the 15 SVI indicators were defined and calculated by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.