Table 4.
Results of covariance analysis: relationship between socio-demographic factors (independent variable), heat exposure, and refuge (dependent variables).
| Socio-Demographic Indicators | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Black | AIAN | Asian | NHPI | Hispanic | Children | Elderly | |
| Expected Temperature Change (C)—for single unit increase of socio-demo indicators | −1.515 ** | 1.949 ** | 3.089 | 1.008 | 3.471 ** | 2.010 ** | 4.620 ** | −2.114 ** |
| Central Air Conditioning (CAC units) | 96.196 ** | −90.034 | −552.782 | −45.506 | −339.324 | −111.992 | −305.086 * | 58.325 |
| Refuge: | ||||||||
| Fast Speed | −1.290 * | 5.917 ** | 6.104 | −4.839 ** | 1.146 | −0.767 | 1.125 | −4.103 ** |
| Average Speed | −0.365 | 2.175 ** | 2.779 | −2.043 ** | 0.293 | −0.492 | 0.666 | −1.764 ** |
| Slow Speed | −0.004 | 0.293 * | 0.280 | −0.370 ** | −0.056 | −0.069 | 0.144 | −0.390 ** |
Note: * (p ≤ 0.05); ** (p ≤ 0.01).