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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Environ Res. 2017 Nov 2;161:76–86. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.10.028

Table 3.

Population-weighted annual average NO2 (ppb) Concentrations by Census 2000, Census 2010 and ACS 2006–2010 demographic and geographic subpopulations

Full State Urban Rural
NO2 2005,
Census 2000
NO2 2010,
Census 2010
Absolute Changea Relative Changeb NO2 2005,
Census 2000
NO2 2010,
Census 2010
Absolute Changea Relative Changeb NO2 2005,
Census 2000
NO2 2010,
Census 2010
Absolute Changea Relative Changeb
Race/Ethnicity
Total 13.2 10.4 −2.8 −21.4 13.7 10.8 −2.9 −21.2 10.5 7.9 −2.6 −24.8
non-Hispanic white 12.7 9.8 −2.9 −23.0 13.0 10.2 −2.9 −22.2 10.4 7.9 −2.5 −24.4
non-Hispanic black 14.9 11.8 −3.1 −20.8 14.8 12.0 −2.9 −19.3 10.9 7.5 −3.3 −30.8
non-Hispanic Asian 15.8 12.3 −3.5 −22.2 15.5 12.5 −3.0 −19.2 11.6 7.5 −4.0 −35.0
non-Hispanic other 14.9 11.5 −3.3 −22.5 14.8 11.9 −2.9 −19.6 10.6 7.8 −2.8 −26.3
Hispanic 15.8 12.8 −3.0 −19.2 15.9 13.0 −2.9 −18.0 11.2 7.6 −3.6 −32.0
NO2 2005
Census 2000
NO2 2010,
ACS 2010
Absolute Changea Relative Changeb NO2 2005,
Census 2000
NO2 2010,
ACS 2010
Absolute Changea Relative Changeb NO2 2005,
Census 2000
NO2 2010,
ACS 2010
Absolute Changea Relative Changeb
Educational Attainment
Total 13.1 10.3 −2.8 −21.7 13.7 10.7 −3.0 −21.7 10.4 7.9 −2.6 −24.5
< High School 14.5 11.9 −2.7 −18.3 15.1 12.3 −2.8 −18.5 10.6 8.0 −2.6 −24.4
High School Grad 13.0 10.2 −2.8 −21.5 13.5 10.6 −2.9 −21.5 10.4 7.9 −2.5 −23.8
Post-Secondary 12.5 9.7 −2.8 −22.4 13.0 10.1 −2.9 −22.4 10.4 7.9 −2.5 −24.0
Bachelors 12.9 10.1 −2.9 −22.0 13.5 10.5 −3.0 −22.1 10.5 7.9 −2.6 −24.7
Masters 13.3 10.5 −2.8 −21.2 13.9 10.9 −2.9 −21.1 10.5 7.8 −2.8 −26.2
Total 13.3 10.5 −2.8 −21.4 13.9 10.9 −3.0 −21.4 10.4 7.9 −2.6 −24.5
Median Household Income
<20,000 14.4 11.7 −2.7 −18.5 15.0 12.2 −2.8 −18.8 10.5 7.8 −2.6 −24.4
20–35,000 13.6 10.9 −2.7 −20.1 14.2 11.3 −2.9 −20.1 10.3 7.8 −2.5 −23.8
35–50,000 13.4 10.6 −2.7 −20.3 13.9 11.1 −2.8 −20.4 10.3 7.8 −2.5 −24.0
50–75,000 13.0 10.4 −2.6 −20.2 13.6 10.8 −2.8 −20.3 10.4 7.9 −2.6 −24.7
>75,000 12.7 9.9 −2.8 −22.1 13.2 10.3 −2.9 −21.9 10.6 7.9 −2.8 −26.2
a

Absolute change in concentrations (ppb)

b

Percentage change in concentrations