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. 2016 Sep 14;13(9):915. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13090915

Table 2.

List of socioeconomic variables used for the regression models.

Category Variable Data Source
Socioeconomic Variables Race Percent African American Census Block
Gender Percent female Census Block
Population Percent of population to 9 years Census Block
Percent of population 10 to 19 years Census Block
Percent of population 20 to 29 years Census Block
Percent of population 30 to 39 years Census Block
Percent of population 40 to 49 years Census Block
Percent of population 50 to 64 years Census Block
Percent of population over 65 years Census Block
Age Median age Census Block
Household Average household Size Census Block
Family Average family size Census Block
Percent family household Census Block
Housing unit Occupied housing unit Census Block
Owner occupied housing unit Census Block
Renter occupied housing unit Census Block
Percent single mother Census Block
Percent single father Census Block
Percent single parent Census Block
Percent of housing units built before 1970 Census Block Group
Education Percent no education Census Block Group
Percent elementary school education Census Block Group
Percent high school education Census Block Group
Percent college or graduate school education Census Block Group
Employment Percent labor force Census Block Group
Percent of labor force employed Census Block Group
Income Median income Census Block Group
Percent Poverty poverty Levellevel Census Block Group