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. 2005 Feb;95(2):324–330. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2003.029413

TABLE 1—

Crude and Estimated Gini Coefficients and 95% Confidence Intervals for Primary and Secondary Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydial Infection, and Initial Episodes of Genital Herpes, King County, Washington, 2000–2001

Crude Estimated
Disease Observed Casesa Gini Coefficient (95% CI) Gini Coefficient (95% CI)
Syphilis 84 0.915 (0.887–0.929) 0.682 (0.637–0.776)
Gonorrhea 2396 0.633 (0.601–0.651) 0.57 (0.543–0.601)
Chlamydia 7493 0.443 (0.425–0.460) 0.411 (0.395–0.433)
Herpes 1276 0.409 (0.369–0.416) 0.255 (0.224–0.290)

Note. CI = confidence interval. For purposes of this table, Gini coefficient = percentage of the area above the 45° line that is encompassed by the curve.

aObserved cases include only geocoded cases used in analyses.