Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the variables in this study (N = 3072).
| Variable | VIFa | Mean | Median | Maximum | Minimum | Std dev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent variable | ||||||
| Mortality | N.A. | 8.90 | 8.85 | 19.78 | 0.00 | 1.38 |
| Independent variables | ||||||
| Inequality | ||||||
| Gini | 1.92 | 43.42 | 43.21 | 60.50 | 33.33 | 3.75 |
| Racial/ethnic compositions | ||||||
| Percent Black | 2.06 | 8.72 | 1.64 | 86.08 | 0.00 | 14.50 |
| Percent Hispanic | 1.51 | 6.16 | 1.75 | 98.10 | 0.00 | 12.12 |
| Percent other races | 1.74 | 3.49 | 1.86 | 93.58 | 0.00 | 6.76 |
| Rurality | ||||||
| Industrial structure | 1.36 | 0.00 | −0.20 | 8.65 | −2.89 | 1.00 |
| Ecological dimension | 1.31 | 0.00 | −0.17 | 28.70 | −0.61 | 1.00 |
| EEI | 1.76 | 0.00 | −0.12 | 4.54 | −1.92 | 1.00 |
| SES | ||||||
| Social affluence | 2.80 | 0.00 | −0.19 | 6.01 | −2.43 | 1.00 |
| Concentrated disadvantage | 4.29 | 0.00 | −0.18 | 9.06 | −2.54 | 1.00 |
| Social capital | ||||||
| Social capital index | 1.93 | 0.00 | −0.12 | 7.66 | −4.06 | 1.29 |
| Safety | 1.38 | 0.00 | −0.20 | 12.12 | −1.37 | 1.00 |
| Stability | 2.29 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 1.70 | −4.15 | 0.59 |
a
VIF: Variance inflation factor.