Table 1.
Summary Statistics of all Variables with sources
| Black-White Segregation Indices (from U.S. Bureau of the Census) | ||||||
| Mean | Std. Dev. | Min | Max | |||
| Dissimilarity 2000 | 0.62 | 0.11 | 0.36 | 0.85 | ||
| Dissimilarity 1990 | 0.66 | 0.10 | 0.45 | 0.87 | ||
| Dissimilarity 1980 | 0.72 | 0.09 | 0.48 | 0.88 | ||
| Isolation 2000 | 0.52 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.83 | ||
| Isolation 1990 | 0.55 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.82 | ||
| Isolation 1980 | 0.60 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.86 | ||
| Regulatory Data (from Rolf Pendall, unless noted) | ||||||
| Mean | Std. Dev. | Min | Max | |||
| Maximum Density Score | 3.37 | 0.66 | 2.17 | 4.67 | ||
| Affordable Housing Index | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Containment Index | 0.27 | 0.24 | 1.00 | 0.94 | ||
| Containment Index (if in place since 1994 or earlier) | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.89 | ||
| School Infrastructure Regulation Index | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 0.86 | ||
| Growth Control Index | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.38 | ||
| % with Less Regulation in 1980 | 0.42 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.83 | ||
| % with More Regulation in 1980 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.36 | ||
| % with Less Regulation in 1990 | 0.38 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.83 | ||
| % with More Regulation in 1990 | 0.28 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.50 | ||
| Density Zoning was Higher (more liberal) in 1994 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.29 | ||
| Density Zoning Score was Lower (more restrictive) in 1994 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.33 | ||
| Wharton Land Use Regulation Index (from Gyourko et al 2007) | 0.06 | 0.55 | −1.35 | 1.16 | ||
| Constant Data | ||||||
| General Governments in 1962, Cutler and Glaeser 1995 | 81.73 | 88.78 | 4.00 | 339.00 | ||
| Water to Land Ratio 2000, Census | 0.19 | 0.31 | 0.00 | 1.29 | ||
| Coastal Proximity Dummy, Google Maps | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Year of Statehood, U.S. Mint | 1825.45 | 35.70 | 1788 | 1912 | ||
| Average Jan. Temperature, National Climate Center | 37.58 | 13.76 | 11.80 | 68.10 | ||
| Full Set of Dynamic Controls | ||||||
| 2000 | 1990 | 1980 | ||||
| Mean | Std. Dev. | Mean | Std. Dev. | Mean | Std. Dev. | |
| Black Share of MSA Population, Census | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.09 |
| Pop. Density, Census | 514 | 245 | 536 | 353 | 403 | 230 |
| Share of Adults Over 25 with BA (or higher), Census | 0.28 | 0.05 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 0.18 | 0.04 |
| Share of Workers in Manufacturing Sector, Census | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.08 |
| Median Household Income, Census | 45918 | 5294 | 32646 | 4426 | 17694 | 1881 |
| Share of Workforce in Agriculture, Census | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Share of Commuters with Commute time over 35 Minutes, Census | 0.21 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.06 | ||
| ln(Number of residents who moved into MSA during previous decade), Census | 14.26 | 0.77 | 12.74 | 0.80 | 12.07 | 0.84 |
| Suburan Housing Units/Central City Housing Units, HUD | 3.92 | 5.34 | 3.36 | 4.94 | ||
| Median Gross Rent, HUD | 723 | 112 | 470 | 84 | 250 | 25 |
| Suburban Median Rent/Central City Median Rent, HUD | 1.12 | 0.12 | 1.14 | 0.13 | ||
| Share of Units without Plumbing, Census | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Single Detached Units, Census | 0.60 | 0.08 | 0.57 | 0.08 | ||
| Rural Share of Housing Units, Census | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.12 | ||
| State Average of Local Govt Revenue from Own Source, Census of Governments | 0.53 | 0.07 | 0.55 | 0.07 | ||
| Average State Taxation per Capita, Census of Governments | 1900 | 427 | 1352 | 267 | ||
| Union Membership Rate, Hirsh and McPherson (unionstats.gsu.edu) | 14.43 | 6.69 | 15.89 | 7.26 | ||
| Percent of Occupations in Farming, HUD | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||