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. 2020 Feb 11;15(2):e0228499. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228499

Table 1. Studies examining associations between indicators of urban vegetation presence or abundance and socioeconomic variables.

Our predictions are based on the prevailing patterns supported in the literature.

Socioeconomic Variables Predicted Association with UTCC Evidence Supporting Prediction Evidence in Opposition to Prediction No Pattern
Median Income Positive [15,17,1921,2744] [21,45] [22]
Percent Poverty Negative [28,31,41,4648]
Percent Minority Negative [15,16,18,19,2730,35,37,41,45,46,48] [15,20,21,28,38,45,46]
Percent without a High School Degree Negative [19,21,27,28,38,45] [20]
Percent with an Undergraduate Degree Positive [21,22,4345] [45]
Median Year Home Built Negative [22,27,29,38,40,49,50] [21,34] [31,43]
Percent Renters Negative [16,18,21,28,37,40,42,43,46] [45] [29]
Population Density Negative [17,18,21,27,30,3840,51] [22]