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. 2024 Dec 2;29:101729. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2024.101729

Table 3.

Composition of contextual characteristics across the identified latent classes (mean and standard deviation).


Rural Class

Overall
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Outlying Developed Well-Resourced Adaptable
Characteristic
Size(%) 15,643 3556 (22.7) 3210 (20.5) 4896 (31.3) 3981 (25.4)
Linking capital 0.60 (0.10) 0.60 (0.10) 0.61 (0.09) 0.61 (0.08) 0.58 (0.10)
Bridging capital 0.60 (0.13) 0.60 (0.13) 0.60 (0.13) 0.61 (0.13) 0.58 (0.12)
Bonding capital 0.58 (0.07) 0.58 (0.07) 0.57 (0.07) 0.60 (0.06) 0.56 (0.07)
% High school-educated population 36 (9) 38 (8) 32 (9) 36 (9) 36 (8)
% Uninsured population 9.5 (6.3) 11.3 (6.8) 8.3 (6.0) 8.0 (5.4) 10.7 (6.5)
% Employed population 94.2 (4.3) 92.9 (5.7) 95.3 (3.3) 95.5 (2.9) 93.0 (4.5)
Annual mean PM2.5 (μg/m3) 6.42 (1.24) 6.25 (1.23) 6.34 (1.26) 6.38 (1.22) 6.69 (1.23)
Total unplanned land (acres) 79,545 (198,905) 106,536 (253,734) 82,526 (219,239) 104,044 (181,091) 22,907 (119,562)
% Households lacking full plumbing 4.7 (5.5) 6.8 (7.5) 3.5 (4.5) 4.6 (4.6) 4.0 (4.7)
Distance to clinic (miles) 5.7 (8.3) 7.1 (9.9) 4.9 (11.1) 7.2 (5.7) 3.5 (6.1)
Walkability index 6.04 (2.53) 4.71 (1.94) 6.93 (2.14) 4.61 (1.52) 8.25 (2.41)
Jobs within 45 minutes 5372 (6296) 3524 (5137) 6050 (6640) 4402 (5546) 7668 (6998)
% Population racialized minority 22 (23) 25 (27) 21 (20) 14 (16) 30 (25)
% Population foreign-born 4.6 (6.0) 4.7 (7.1) 4.9 (5.7) 3.2 (3.9) 5.8 (6.9)
% Linguistically isolated households 1.71 (4.11) 2.22 (5.32) 1.45 (3.22) 0.81 (1.96) 2.59 (5.15)
Average household size 2.50 (0.35) 2.58 (0.42) 2.46 (0.35) 2.53 (0.29) 2.43 (0.35)
% Households with no vehicle 6.5 (5.8) 6.4 (5.9) 5.6 (4.9) 3.5 (2.8) 10.9 (6.6)
% Poverty experience 16 (10) 19 (9) 13 (7) 11 (6) 23 (11)
Median household income 51,205 (15,453) 46,580 (11,970) 55,629 (14,772) 59,974 (14,773) 40,808 (11,192)
% Owner-occupied housing 72 (15) 75 (11) 71 (13) 82 (8) 57 (14)
% Household public assistance use 15 (9) 17 (9) 12 (7) 10 (6) 21 (10)
% Household internet access 75 (11) 71 (11) 78 (9) 78 (9) 72 (10)