Table 2. Models of County-level Correlates of Higher HIV Rates, Southern Counties with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), American Community Survey, United States, 2014 (n = 69 counties).
| Bivariable Models | Multivariable Model | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome: Log (HIV Diagnosis Rates) | Outcome: Log (HIV Diagnosis Rates) | |||
| Predictor | Estimate (95% CI) | p-valuea | Estimate (95% CI) | p-value |
| Percent Black | 0.02 (0.01, 0.03) | <0.0001 | 0.02 (0.01, 0.02) | <0.0001 |
| Percent White | -0.02 (-0.03, -0.02) | <0.0001 | ||
| Percent Hispanic | 0.01 (-0.01, 0.02) | 0.43 | ||
| Median Household Income | -0.000 (—) | 0.8178 | ||
| Unemployment Rate | 0.06 (0.01, 0.12) | 0.024 | ||
| Percent Owner-occupied Housing Units | -0.06 (-0.07, -0.05) | <0.0001 | -0.02 (-0.04, -0.01) | 0.004 |
| Education | 0.01 (-0.06, 0.07) | 0.8202 | ||
| Percent Uninsured | 0.004(-0.04, 0.05) | 0.8705 | ||
| Percent Female Head of Household | 0.07 (0.05, 0.10) | <0.0001 | 0.01 (0.003, 0.05) | 0.026 |
| Percent below Poverty Level | 0.03 (0.004, 0.05) | 0.0251 | ||
| Percent Male | -0.10 (-0.23, 0.030) | 0.133 | ||
| Urban | 0.74 (0.33, 1.14) | 0.0005 | 0.55 (0.31, 0.79) | <0.0001 |
| Primary Care Provider Rates | 0.01 (0.00, 0.02) | 0.0727 | ||
| Percent Vacant Housing | 0.02 (-0.02, 0.05) | 0.31 | ||
aCandidate variables used in the Multivariable model have bolded p-values. CI = confidence interval.