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. 2011 Dec 15;9:E15.
Census 2000 Information Factor Loading PC Score Coefficient
Unemployment rate (% civilian labor force aged ≥16 y unemployed) 0.83 0.36
Median family incomea 0.97 0.41
Poverty (% population with 1999 income below poverty level) 0.97 0.41
% Population aged ≥25 y with <12 y education 0.85 0.37
% Employed civilian population aged ≥16 y in management, professional, and related occupationsa 0.65 0.30
% Occupied housing units without telephone 0.85 0.37
% Population aged ≥5 y that speaks Spanish and speaks English very wella 0.71 0.32
% Occupied housing units with no vehicle available 0.56 0.26
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Values were reversed before the z score was computed so that a higher score corresponded to a higher socioeconomic position index score.