Table 6.
Comparison in neighborhood level ranges of relative pollutant-attributable burdens and disparity by poverty status based on analysis spatial scale
| Relative burden (rate per 100,000 persons) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Range in neighborhood estimates | Ratio of rates in high- to low-poverty neighborhoods | ||
| PM2.5-attributable mortality (above 30) | UHF analysis | 75 | 1.28 |
| County analysis | 25 | 1.14 | |
| Spearman’s correlation | 0.55 | ||
| PM2.5-attributable cardiovascular hospitalizations (Above 40) | UHF analysis | 39 | 1.60 |
| County analysis | 16 | 1.23 | |
| Spearman’s correlation | 0.53 | ||
| PM2.5-attributable respiratory hospitalizations (above 20) | UHF analysis | 26 | 1.90 |
| County analysis | 11 | 1.31 | |
| Spearman’s correlation | 0.60 | ||
| PM2.5-attributable emergency department visits for asthma (above 30) | UHF analysis | 250 | 4.46 |
| County analysis | 110 | 1.61 | |
| Spearman’s correlation | 0.46 | ||
| O3-attributable mortality (all ages) | UHF analysis | 9 | 0.86 |
| County analysis | 4 | 0.96 | |
| Spearman’s correlation | 0.47 | ||
| O3-attributable hospital admissions for asthma (all ages) | UHF analysis | 24 | 3.40 |
| County analysis | 13 | 1.67 | |
| Spearman’s correlation | 0.45 | ||
| O3-Attributable emergency department visits for asthma (all ages) | UHF analysis | 179 | 3.85 |
| County analysis | 71 | 1.56 | |
| Spearman’s correlation | 0.41 | ||