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. 2007 Mar 16;6:12. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-6-12

Table 1.

Area characteristics for geocoded addresses

Geocoded by: Both methods Multi-stage method only Single-stage method only
N = 7686 N = 372 N = 40
Parcel data available, % 63% 48% 55%
Local street data available, % 59% 66% 35%
Density, median, population/km2
 County 111 91 21
 Census tract 980 1177 60
 Census block group 1183 1280 133
Percent poverty, median
 County 9% 11% 14%
 Census tract 9% 12% 10%
 Census block group 8% 12% 10%

Area characteristics were based on the multi-stage geocoded address coordinates when available (N = 8,058) and the single-stage geocoded address coordinates otherwise (N = 40).