Table 2.
Associations between indicators of structural racism and obesity by racial composition in U.S. county-years, 2007–2014.
| ≤9% Black | >9% Black | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| β (S.E.) | β (S.E.) | β (S.E.) | |
| Income | |||
| None | --- | --- | --- |
| Low | −0.19 (0.10) | −0.18 (0.11) | 0.10 (0.59) |
| Medium | −0.06 (0.11) | −0.02 (0.12) | 0.06 (0.63) |
| Medium high | −0.18 (0.12) | −0.13 (0.13) | −0.14 (0.63) |
| High | −0.07 (0.11) | −0.10 (0.11) | −0.01 (0.65) |
| Poverty | |||
| None | --- | --- | --- |
| Low | 0.14 (0.11) | 0.18 (0.11) | 0.05 (0.43) |
| Medium | 0.13 (0.12) | 0.15 (0.13) | 0.17 (0.45) |
| Medium high | 0.28 (0.12) * | 0.35 (0.13) * | 0.17 (0.47) |
| High | 0.45 (0.13) * | 0.37 (0.13) * | 0.66 (0.50) |
| College graduation | |||
| None | --- | --- | --- |
| Low | −0.12 (0.10) | −0.13 (0.11) | −0.14 (0.35) |
| Medium | −0.04 (0.11) | −0.03 (0.13) | −0.31 (0.36) |
| Medium high | −0.31 (0.12) * | −0.32 (0.13) * | −0.62 (0.38) |
| High | −0.17 (0.13) | −0.09 (0.13) | −1.79 (0.56) * |
| Unemployment | |||
| None | --- | --- | --- |
| Low | 0.19 (0.10) | 0.30 (0.12) * | 0.11 (0.25) |
| Medium | 0.19 (0.11) | 0.21 (0.12) | 0.23 (0.27) |
| Medium high | 0.37 (0.12) * | 0.33 (0.12) * | 0.41 (0.30) |
| High | 0.28 (0.12) * | 0.21 (0.13) | 0.38 (0.35) |
| Homeownership | |||
| None | --- | --- | --- |
| Low | 0.37 (0.10) * | 0.25 (0.12) * | −0.63 (0.42) |
| Medium | 0.23 (0.10) * | 0.17 (0.12) | −0.85 (0.41) * |
| Medium high | 0.06 (0.10) | 0.12 (0.11) | −1.18 (0.42) * |
| High | 0.07 (0.10) | 0.12 (0.11) | −0.52 (0.47) |
| >9% Black | 1.10 (0.13) * | --- | --- |
Notes: * p < 0.05. S.E. = standard error. Analyses adjusted for racial composition; overall county median income; poverty, college graduation, unemployment, and homeownership rates; and urbanization.