Table 2.
Description of data and data sources
| Variable | Description | Data source |
|---|---|---|
| Land use | Parcel data about land use data for 2014 in 16 categories: i.e., industrial, single family residential, commercial, office | Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) |
| Food desert | Tract level data about food access reported in 2013 | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
| Median home value | Median value of owner-occupied housing units (current dollars) | 2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014) |
| Percent owner occupied | Percent of housing units that are owner occupied | 2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014) |
| Percent vacant housing units | Percent of housing units that are vacant | 2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014) |
| Median contract rent | Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent (current dollars) | 2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014) |
| Percent Black | Percent of the population that is Black | 2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014) |
| Percent Hispanic | Percent of the population that is Hispanic | 2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014) |
| Percent bachelor’s | Population aged 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or higher | 2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014) |
| Percent food stamps | Percent of households receiving Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months | 2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014) |
| Percent no healthcare | Percent of the population with no healthcare | 2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014) |
| Percent under 18 with no healthcare | Percent of the population under 18 with no healthcare | 2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014) |
| Percent unemployment | Percent of the population 16 years and older that is unemployed | 2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014) |
| Food outlets | 2010 point level food outlet data aggregated to census-tracts | ESRI Reference USA |
| Percent of workers who drove alone to work | Percentage of workers 16 and over who drove alone to work in tract | 2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014) |
| Percent of workers commuting using non-auto modes | Percentage of workers 16 and over who commuted to work using public transit, bicycle, or walking in tract | 2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014) |
| Less than 15 min travel time to work | Percentage of commuters with a commute time of less than 15 min in tract | 2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014) |
| 30 min or more travel time to work | Percentage of commuters with a commute time of greater than 30 min in tract | 2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014) |