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.