Table 2.

Distributions of geographic-based socioeconomic variables among adolescents living across five states (n = 909)

Geographic-based socioeconomic factors	Arkansas (n = 173)		Illinois (n = 67)		Missouri (n = 287)		Mississippi (n = 57)		Tennessee (n = 325)
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Medically Underserved Area (MUA)
Non-MUA	78	45.09	43	64.18	208	72.47	9	15.79	124	38.15
MUA	95	54.91	24	35.82	79	27.53	48	84.21	201	61.85
Healthcare Provider Shortage Area (HPSA)
Non-HPSA	163	94.22	49	73.13	285	99.30	37	64.91	299	92.00
HPSA	10	5.78	18	26.87	2	0.70	20	35.09	26	8.00
Persistent poverty
Not persistent poverty	154	89.02	63	94.03	260	90.59	38	66.67	315	96.92
Persistent poverty	19	10.98	4	5.97	27	9.41	19	33.33	10	3.08
Persistent child poverty
Not persistent child poverty	136	78.61	59	88.06	247	86.06	27	47.37	248	76.31
Persistent child poverty	37	21.39	8	11.94	40	13.94	30	52.63	77	23.69
Social Vulnerability Index
Low vulnerability1	91	52.60	60	89.55	236	82.23	26	45.61	224	68.92
High vulnerability2	82	47.40	7	10.45	51	17.77	31	54.39	101	31.08

¹ Low vulnerability measured as Social Vulnerability Index < 0.7

² High vulnerability measured as Social Vulnerability Index ≥ 0.7