Table 3.
Association between Social Vulnerability Index (SVI)a and age-adjusted unintentional fatal injury ratesb (per 100,000 population) by Census regionc and divisiond,e– United States.
| Counties | Unintentional fatal injury | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census region and division | n (%) | β | SE | 95% CI |
| Northeast | 217 (6.9) | −4.52 | 5.17 | (−14.70, 5.66) |
| Division 1: New England | 67 (2.1) | 13.61 | 7.17 | (−0.71, 27.94) |
| Division 2: Middle Atlantic | 150 (4.8) | −4.33 | 6.95 | (−18.07, 9.41) |
| Midwest | 1055 (33.6) | 28.17 *** | 2.47 | (23.33, 33.02) |
| Division 3: East North Central | 437 (13.9) | 21.61*** | 3.29 | (15.14, 28.08) |
| Division 4: West North Central | 618 (19.7) | 31.61*** | 3.51 | (24.73, 38.50) |
| South | 1422 (45.3) | 10.25 *** | 2.01 | (6.32, 14.19) |
| Division 5: South Atlantic | 588 (18.7) | 14.52*** | 2.66 | (9.30, 19.75) |
| Division 6: East South Central | 364 (11.6) | 7.22 | 4.36 | (−1.36, 15.80) |
| Division 7: West South Central | 470 (14.9) | 4.41 | 3.91 | (−3.27, 12.10) |
| West | 447 (14.2) | 24.38 *** | 3.96 | (16.60, 32.17) |
| Division 8: Mountain | 280 (8.9) | 26.54*** | 4.19 | (18.30, 34.79) |
| Division 9: Pacific | 167 (5.3) | 33.38*** | 8.74 | (16.13, 50.64) |
p < 0.001.
Notes: CI: confidence intervals; SE: standard error.
Overall SVI was defined and calculated by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Age-adjusted rates per 100,000 population were calculated using the direct method and the 2000 U.S. standard population.
U.S. Census Bureau defines geographic Census regions as follows: Northeast—CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT; Midwest—IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI; South—AL, AR, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV; West— AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY.
U.S. Census Bureau defines geographic Census divisions as follows: New England—ME, NH, VT, MA, RI; Middle Atlantic—NY, PA, CT, NJ; East North Central—WI, IL, MI, IN, OH; West North Central—ND, SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO; South Atlantic—DE, MD, DC, WV, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL; East South Central—KY, TN, MS, AL; West South Central—TX, OK, AR, LA; Mountain—MT, ID, WY, NV, UT, AZ, CO, NM; Pacific—WA, OR, CA, AK, HI.
Data for SVI from 2018; Data for fatal injury from 2015–2019.