Table 1.
Variables and operationalization
| Operationalization | N(%)/Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Revisit dummy | 0: No revisit in 2016 | 2855 (77.62) |
| 1: Revisit in 2016 | 823 (22.38) | |
| Gender | 0: Female | 1442 (39.21) |
| 1: Male | 2236 (60.79) | |
| Race | 0: White | 389 (10.58) |
| 1: 1: African American | 3289 (89.42) | |
| Age | Age of a patient in years | 7.422 (4.66) |
| Length of hospitalization | Days of hospitalization | .90 (1.43) |
| Symptom severity | Severity of pediatric asthma (ICD 10 codes) | 1.57 (0.60) |
| Insurance type | 0: Non-medicaid Patient | 533 (14.49) |
| 1: Medicaid Patient | 3145 (85.51) | |
| Blight prevalence | The ratio of the unoccupied properties within a ZIP code area | .048 (.024) |
| Housing quality | Mean of ratings of the property qualities located within a ZIP code area (1: Excellent and 5: Severely dilapidated) | 1.90 (.283) |
| Neighborhood inequality | Standard deviation of housing quality data within a ZIP code area | .80(.18) |
| Poverty level | Percentage of individuals under the federal poverty level within a ZIP code area | .31(.11) |
| Trash presence | The ratio of the properties with dumped trash within a ZIP code area | .0050(.0047) |