Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of model variables (n = 18,517 time-space units)
| Mean | SD | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of zip codes per year | 1683.37 | 16.75 |
| Outcome measures | ||
| Number of hospital discharges for child maltreatment | 0.66 | 1.25 |
| Number of hospital discharges for child unintentional injury | 7.69 | 11.21 |
| Substance use measures | ||
| % Hospital discharges for prescription drug overdose | 0.40 | 0.70 |
| % Hospital discharges for alcohol abuse & dependence | 2.11 | 2.31 |
| % Hospital discharges for other drug abuse & dependence | 1.41 | 2.29 |
| Other covariates | ||
| Overall hospitalization rate (/100,000) | 0.22 | 2.38 |
| Retail clutter/mile2 (×10) | 24.72 | 95.98 |
| Zip code instability | 0.01 | 0.33 |
| Population density (10,000/mile2) | 3.32 | 5.49 |
| Off-premise alcohol outlets/mile2 (×10) | 2.67 | 6.77 |
| On-premise alcohol outlets/mile2 (×10) | 5.60 | 23.37 |
| % Hispanic | 26.67 | 22.19 |
| % African American | 4.75 | 8.29 |
| % White | 56.06 | 25.36 |
| % Age 20–24 years | 6.97 | 2.87 |
| % Age 25–44 years | 27.31 | 6.90 |
| % Age 45–64 years | 25.60 | 6.39 |
| % Age 65 or older | 13.86 | 6.87 |
| % families living in poverty | 10.08 | 8.04 |
| Household income ($10,000 US) | 5.82 | 2.51 |
| % Female headed households with children | 2.58 | 2.28 |
| % Male | 50.67 | 4.94 |
time-space units are the unweighted averages of 18,517 annual zip-code observations