Table 5.

Results of principal components analysis used to construct Neighborhood Deprivation Index for Florida ZCTAs

Theoretical domains and variable names	Variable loadings on first principal component
	Rural ZCTAsa	Non-rural ZCTAsa	All ZCTAsa
Education
% ≥ 25 with less than high school education	-0.78	-0.91	-0.84
Housing
Median value, owner-occupied housing units	0.68	0.58	0.63
Occupation
% males in management	0.57	0.73	0.63
% males in professional occupations	0.76	0.77	0.77
% females in management	0.36	0.62	0.48
% females in professional occupations	0.60	0.70	0.67
Poverty
% of families with income below poverty level	-0.77	-0.90	-0.83
% households with annual income < $30,000	-0.83	-0.89	-0.86
% families with public assistance income or in households receiving SNAPb benefits	-0.82	-0.98	-0.89
Residential stability
% of residents 65 years and older	0.22	0.27	0.24
Percent of variance explained	53.6%	65.7%	59.6%

^aZIP code tabulation areas

^bSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program