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. 2019 Feb 7;25(2 Suppl):S49–S57. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000900

TABLE 2. Local and BCHC Sample Weighting Summarya.

HHS Region Strata of Population Served Unweighted Sample Size of Staff Weighted Estimates of Staff Design Effect
1 and 2 >250k 442 11 781 24.63
1 and 2 ≤250k 275 4 490 1.52
3 >250k 1 871 7 700 2.39
3 ≤250k 979 5 318 1.28
4 >250k 7 704 21 176 1.77
4 ≤250k 2 716 12 780 3.18
5 >250k 1 567 9 345 1.16
5 ≤250k 208 9 081 2.28
6 >250k 3 257 8 176 1.42
6 ≤250k 355 2 212 1.29
7 >250k 183 1 671 4.37
7 ≤250k 210 2 214 1.54
8 >250k 850 2 140 1.1
8 ≤250k 389 2 198 1.28
9 >250k 4 043 17 065 1.21
9 ≤250k 275 2 757 1.27
10 >250k 966 4 576 1.3
10 ≤250k 243 1 912 1.01
Total 26 533 126 590 16.42

Abbreviations: BCHC, Big City Health Coalition; HHS, Health and Human Services; LHD, local health department.

a“≤250k” includes LHDs serving 250 000 people and below and “>250k” indicates LHDs serving more than 250 000 people.