Table 2.
Small-area deprivation measure operationalization (ZCTA Level)
| Measure | Type | Range (Number of ZCTAs) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom quartile | Second quartile | Third quartile | Top quartile | ||
| Palmetto SADIa | Additive Z-Score Composite/Continuous | −5.10 to −1.77 (93) | −1.76 to −0.10 (93) | −0.09 to 1.55 (93) | 1.56 to 7.76 (93) |
| Townsenda | Additive Z-Score Composite/Continuous | −4.86 to −1.78 (93) | −1.77 to −0.21 (93) | −0.20 to 1.36 (93) | 1.37 to 12.35 (93) |
| Povertya | Single Variable/Continuous | 0.0 to 12.5 (92) | 12.6 to 17.9 (94) | 18.0 to 24.4 (93) | 24.5 to 64.0 (93) |
| Class (Number of ZCTAs) | |||||
| PC-HPSAb | Single Variable/Binomial | Not a Designated Area (76) | Designated Area (296) | ||
| MUA/MUPb | Single Variable/Binomial | Not a Designated Area (118) | Designated Area (254) | ||
Tabled values represent South Carolina ZCTAs with at least 30 Medicaid enrollees (N = 372)
Sources: aU.S. Census, ACS 2007–2011 5-Year Estimates; bHRSA, 2012