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. 2011 May 28;88(3):454–468. doi: 10.1007/s11524-011-9581-6

Table 4.

Timeline summary of health district results

Year Factors associated with LOB incidence in order of R2 Factors associated with 1970–1980 population change in order of R2 Health districts with LOB above 12% Health districts with LOB above 8%
6 20
1990 Black segregation (1990) Percent with public assistance
Murders/100,000 (1990) Percent in poverty
Unemployment (1989) Murders/100,000
Percent with public assistance (1989) Adults without high school diploma
Percent in poverty (1989) Unemployment
Percent 1970–1980 population change Black segregation
Median income (1989)
Adults without high school diploma
1995 na na 1 20
2000 Black segregation (2000) Unemployment (1999) 0 18
Murders/100,000 (2000) Murders/100,000 (2000)
Unemployment (1999) Black segregation (2000)
Percent with public assistance (1999)
Percent 1970–1990 population change
Percent 1970–1980 population change
2005 na na 1 20
2008 Black segregation (2000) na: no health district data from 2010 Census yet 2 22
Murders/100,000 (2007)
Murders/100,000 (2000)
Unemployment (1999)
Murders/100,000 (1990)
Unemployment (1989)
Percent with public assistance (1989)

The listed factors had R2 above 0.1