Table 1.
Characteristic | Mean ± SD | Range |
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| ||
Annual residential radon testing rate (per 10,000 households) | 13.4 ± 14.2 | [2–98] |
Social determinants of health variables | ||
County median household income (thousands of dollars) | 37.1 ± 10.0 | [19.3–79.4] |
County median home value (thousands of dollars) | 100.9 ± 31.8 | [56.3–240.0] |
% living below poverty level | 16.1 ± 6.5 | [5.0–38.0] |
% of the populations with at least a high school diploma | 75.8 ± 7.8 | [57.0–91.0] |
% owner-occupied housing | 74.3 ± 5.8 | [57.0–88.0] |
Rural–Urban Continuum Code | 5.7 ± 2.8 | [1–9] |
Environmental Exposure Variables | ||
Upper quartile of radon (pCi/L) | 5.1 ± 3.4 | [2.0–22.0] |
Adult smoking prevalence, average yearly aggregate (%) | 24.2 ± 5.7 | [7.0–39.0] |
Lung cancer incidence rate (per 100,000 aged ≥ 50 years) | 289 ± 51.8 | [184.0–432.0] |
Note. SD, standard deviation. Annual radon testing rate and lung cancer incidence rate, 1995–2016. Rural–Urban Continuum Code 2003. Adult smoking prevalence, 2008–2010. All other variables 2006–2010.