1 Social/environmental |
Percentage of population below the poverty line |
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Percentage of population of a race other than white |
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Percentage of population with less than a high school diploma |
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Percentage of nongreen space |
2 Social isolation |
Percentage of population that live alone |
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Percentage of population > 65 years of age that live alone |
3 Air conditioning prevalence |
Percentage of homes without central air conditioning |
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Percentage of homes with no air conditioning of any kind |
4 Preexisting health conditions |
Percentage of population diagnosed with diabetes |
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Percentage of population > 65 years of age |
aThe factors were created using principal components
analysis. Listed here are the variables that loaded most heavily on each
factor. Reid et al. (2009) explained how the factors were created. |