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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 5.
Published in final edited form as: Am Econ J Econ Policy. 2015 Feb;7(1):63–94. doi: 10.1257/pol.20120325

Table 2.

Zipcode Means by Rate of Foreclosure in 2009

All Zipcodes Zips in Bottom 5th Foreclosures Zips in Top 5th Foreclosures
Quarterly # of foreclosures 2009 50.81 1.88 141.25
Quarterly # of foreclosures 2005 3.75 0.57 5.88
Housing Prices 2005 ($1000s) 417 497 368
Housing Prices 2009 ($1000s) 302 438 191

Characteristics of Zip Codes in 2000

Mean population 17983 9543 15564
Mean Household Income 62504 71934 61553
Percent Black 7.14 5.94 5.96
Percent Hispanic 18.22 9.46 19.00
Percent Over 65 14.48 13.04 15.74

(Hospitalizations and ER Visits by Type/Population in 2000) * 100

Total Non-Elective 10.92 10.70 14.13
Selected Categories of Non-Elective Visits
Preventable Visits 1.01 0.95 1.31
Cancer 0.09 0.08 0.11
Any Heart/Stroke 0.98 0.95 1.26
Mental Health 0.45 0.45 0.53
Respiratory Infection 1.42 1.33 1.87

Notes: Characteristics of zip codes come from the 2000 Census.

N=3,370 zip codes (ZCTAs). For hospitalizations, N=3370*19 quarters = 64030 zip code level observations. Standard deviations are in parentheses.