Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for the sample.
| Variable | N | Mean | Median | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premature death (YPLL) | 2990 | 7996.294 | 7692.915 | 2399.795 |
| Fair or poor health (%) | 2732 | 17.262 | 16.500 | 6.125 |
| Adult smoking (%) | 2703 | 21.277 | 20.800 | 6.302 |
| Adult obesity (%) | 3132 | 30.693 | 30.900 | 4.336 |
| Glucose testing (%) | 3083 | 84.277 | 85.324 | 6.347 |
| Uninsured (%) | 3131 | 17.567 | 17.4222 | 5.375 |
| Single parent households (%) | 3131 | 32.090 | 31.278 | 10.354 |
| Unemployed (%) | 3131 | 7.247 | 7.043 | 2.646 |
| Children in poverty (%) | 3131 | 24.568 | 23.900 | 9.556 |
| Black (%) | 3132 | 8.888 | 2.100 | 14.301 |
| Rural county (1 = yes) | 3139 | 62.980 | – | – |
| Public health spending ($ per capita) | 3003 | 81.946 | 57.900 | 74.217 |
| Predicted Incarceration rate (per 100 k) | 2574 | 751.714 | 770.030 | 252.122 |