Table 3.
Demographic Variables, Stratified by ≤60 Min PSC Access
| All Block Groups in the USA | Block Groups with Access to a Primary Stroke Center* |
Block Groups without Access to a Primary Stroke Center* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Interquartile Range | Median | Median | p-value | |
| Income | |||||
| Per Capita Income1 | $23,139 | $17,551 – $31,060 | $24,870 | $21,493 | <.0001 |
| Per Capita Income2 | $23,208 | $17,312 – $31,369 | $24,999 | $21,342 | <.0001 |
| Median Household Income2 | $48,125 | $34,632 – $66,904 | $52,436 | $43,250 | <.0001 |
| Median Family Income2 | $57,404 | $41,552 – $79,010 | $62,500 | $52,303 | <.0001 |
| Poverty | |||||
| % Population Under 18 Living in Poverty3 | 15.2% | 5.9% – 29.1% | 13.1% | 17.9% | <.0001 |
| % Population 18 to 64 Living in Poverty3 | 10.7% | 5.8% – 18.2% | 9.5% | 12.2% | <.0001 |
| % Population 65 and Over Living in Poverty3 | 8.2% | 3.8% – 14.8% | 7.2% | 9.5% | <.0001 |
| % Total Population Living in Poverty3 | 11.5% | 6.1% – 19.6% | 10.2% | 13.1% | <.0001 |
| % of Households Receiving Public Assistance Income2 | 0.5% | 0.0% – 3.6% | 0.0% | 0.9% | <.0001 |
| % of Families with Income Below the Poverty Level2 | 6.6% | 0.0% – 16.5% | 5.6% | 8.0% | <.0001 |
| Insurance Status | |||||
| % Under 19 without Health Insurance4 | 7.1% | 5.4 – 11.0% | 6.6% | 7.1% | <.0001 |
| % Under 65 without Health Insurance4 | 16.3% | 12.7% – 20.2% | 16.3% | 16.7% | 0.0013 |
| CMS Eligibles | |||||
| % Eligible for Medicare4 | 14.9% | 12.3% – 17.5% | 13.4% | 17.4% | <.0001 |
| % Eligible for Medicaid4 | 19.0% | 14.2% – 24.6% | 18.4% | 19.5% | <.0001 |
| Education - Dropouts | |||||
| % Population 25 or Over with Less than High School Degree2 | 13.0% | 6.2% – 23.4% | 11.8% | 14.6% | <.0001 |
| % Population 25 or Over with Some College Education2 | 27.2% | 20.3% – 34.0% | 26.9% | 27.6% | <.0001 |
| Education - Degrees | |||||
| % Population 25 or Over, High School Graduate2 | 30.8% | 21.2% – 39.9% | 27.5% | 35.5% | <.0001 |
| % Population 25 or Over, Bachelors Degree2 | 13.5% | 7.1% – 22.8% | 16.1% | 10.6% | <.0001 |
| % Population 25 or Over, Master’s Degree2 | 4.5% | 1.6% – 9.4% | 5.4% | 3.6% | <.0001 |
| % Population 25 or Over, Professional Degree2 | 0.3% | 0.0% – 2.3% | 0.7% | 0.0% | <.0001 |
| % Population 25 or Over, Doctoral Degree2 | 0.0% | 0.0% – 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | <.0001 |
| Employment | |||||
| % in Labor Force who are Employed1 | 94.6% | 90.8% – 97.1% | 94.7% | 94.5% | <.0001 |
| Race | 2.7% | 0.6% – 12.9% | 4.0% | 1.2% | <.0001 |
| % Black1 | 16.0% | 5.6% – 43.6% | 22.7% | 8.3% | <.0001 |
| % Non-White1 | |||||
| Ethnicity & Origin | |||||
| % Hispanic1 | 4.4% | 1.6% – 15.4% | 6.5% | 2.3% | <.0001 |
| % Foreign-Born1 | 5.9% | 2.0% – 15.4% | 9.6% | 2.4% | <.0001 |
| Healthcare Utilization | |||||
| Total Hospital Admissions per 1,000 Population4 | 118.9 | 83.0 – 166.2 | 130.2 | 96.1 | <.0001 |
| Total Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population4 | 2.9 | 2.0 – 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | <.0001 |
| Total Hospital Inpatient Days Per 1,000 Population4 | 739.2 | 439.2 – 1054.0 | 811.0 | 533.3 | <.0001 |
| Total Hospital ED Visits per 1,000 Population4 | 398.3 | 278.7 – 524.3 | 380.9 | 436 | <.0001 |
| Healthcare Resources - Doctors | |||||
| Non-Federal MDs in Neurology Devoted to Total Patient Care per 100,000 Population4 | 3.9 | 1.6 – 6.2 | 4.9 | 1.4 | <.0001 |
| Non-Federal MDs in Emergency Medicine Devoted to Total Patient Care per 100,000 Population4 | 9.7 | 5.0 – 13.9 | 10.9 | 5 | <.0001 |
| Healthcare Resources - Hospitals | |||||
| Total Number of Hospitals Per 100,000 population4 | 1.6 | 1.1-2.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | <.0001 |
| Per Capita Total Number of Critical Access Hospitals4 | 0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0 | 0 | <.0001 |
| Per Capita STG Hospitals With ED4 | 0.8 | 0.6-1.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | <.0001 |
*
Within 60 minutes via ground transport, not crossing state boundaries
1
Neilsen/Claritas (block group level data)
2
2005 – 2009 ACS (block group level data)
3
2005 – 2009 ACS (census tract level data)
4
2011 – 2012 ARF (county level data)