TABLE 1—

Asset and Sector Distribution and Density per 100 000 Population: South Side, Chicago, IL, 2012

Sector, by Function of Its Assets	Types of Assets Represented in Sector, by Primary Function	Total No. of Assets Observed in Study Region	No. of Assets per 100 000 Population	Cited by IOM	Cited by WHO
Food	Convenience or grocery stores, restaurants, food pantries, produce markets	1214	230.1	√	√
Trade servicesa	Places that primarily sell services (e.g., florists, funeral homes, banks, research labs)	1113	211.0
Religious worship	Churches, synagogues, temples, mosques	974	184.6	√	√
Retaila	Places that primarily sell goods to the public	866	164.2
Personal servicesa	Beauty salons, barber shops, massage parlors, body art shops, psychics, laundromats, tailors	765	145.0
Transportation	Public transit stops; vehicle sales, rental, repair; gas stations; parking lots	587	111.3	√
Clinical care delivery	Hospitals, outpatient providers, health supports	567	107.5	√	√
Education	Public or private elementary, middle, or high schools; community or technical colleges; universities; tutoring or learning support centers	414	78.5	√	√
Child care	Home- or center-based day cares, preschools	309	58.6	√	√
Wholesale or storagea	Warehouses, storage facilities, business-to-business sales	228	43.2
Social gatheringa	Community or neighborhood centers, event spaces, social halls or clubs, community gardens	226	42.8
Recreation	Parks, fitness facilities, cycling stores, sports fields, golf courses	221	41.9	√	√
Industry	Places of industrial processing or production	182	34.5	√	√
Housing	Programmed, supportive living (e.g., nursing homes), shelters, hotels, dormitories	168	31.8	√	√
Culture	Arts and entertainment venues	138	26.2	√	√
Social services	Employment, child welfare, senior and other services offices	111	21.0	√	√
Political and advocacy	Political representatives and parties, community organizing, political action, social advocacy offices	80	15.2	√	√
Public service	Post offices, libraries, government administration offices	76	14.4	√
Justice	Law offices, courthouses, notaries, bail bondsmen	60	11.4		√
Public safety	Police and other law enforcement stations, fire departments	33	6.3	√	√
Media	TV, radio, newspaper offices; book-publishing houses; film production sites	26	4.9	√	√
Public works	Water and electric utilities	12	2.3		√
Defense	Military recruitment offices, bases, storages	6	1.1	√
Public health	Governmental offices dedicated to public health	0	0	√	√
Agriculture	Farming, other food production facilities	0	0		√
Animal husbandry	Places managing or caring for farm animals	0	0		√
Philanthropic organizations	Private initiatives for public good	0	0	√	√
Urban planning	Organizations dedicated to land use assessment, design of urban areas	0	0	√	√
Total		8376	1587.8

Note. IOM = Institute of Medicine; WHO = World Health Organization.

^aSector names added to the functional sector taxonomy on the basis of empirical findings in the study area.