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. 2024 Apr 16;14:8815. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-57410-6

Table 1.

Constructs and measures in the All of Us SDOH survey.

Construct Measure Referencesa
Social and community context
 Social cohesion among neighbors Social cohesion neighborhood scale (4-item) 16
 Social support RAND MOS social support survey (8-item) 17
 Loneliness UCLA loneliness scale (8-item) 18
 Perceived discrimination Everyday discrimination scale (9-item), plus attribution (1-item) 19,20
 Perceived stress Cohen’s perceived stress scale (10-item) 21,22
 Daily spiritual experiences Fetzer multidimensional measure of religiousness/spirituality (6-item) 23
 Religious service attendance Religious service attendance nurses’ health study (1-item) 24
 English proficiency California health interview survey language spoken at home (1-item) 25
Economic stability
 Food insecurity Children’s HealthWatch Hunger vital sign (2-item) 26
 Housing instability indicator Health begins upstream risk screening (1-item) 27
 Housing quality Accountable health communities (1-item) 28
Neighborhood and built environment
 Neighborhood physical disorder Ross–Mirowsky perceived neighborhood disorder scale (6-item physical disorder subscale) 29
 Neighborhood social disorder Ross–Mirowsky perceived neighborhood disorder scale (7-item social disorder subscale) 29
 Neighborhood walkability Physical activity neighborhood environment scale (PANES) (5 core items) 30,31
 Neighborhood crime Physical activity neighborhood environment scale (PANES) crime (2-item subscale) 30,31
Neighborhood residential density Physical activity neighborhood environment scale (PANES) neighborhood housing type (1-item indicator) 30,31
Health and healthcare
 Perceived discrimination in medical care settings Everyday discrimination scale in medical settings (7-item) 32

aReferences provide original measure description and validation information or scoring recommendations.