Table 1.
Sociodemographic descriptions of each Community and Child Health Network (CCHN) study area. Means, counts or proportions (standard deviation), population, and top two quartiles (50%) of the population in the Census Tract (CT) by area, and deprivation index (DI) quartiles 1 and 2, year 2006 USA, census data
| Baltimore | Lake County, Illinois | DC | LA | NC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of CTs | 260 | 142 | 249 | 381 | 91 |
| Number of CTs, top 2 quartiles of factor 1 | 98 | 52 | 96 | 288 | 21 |
| Number of CTs, top 2 quartiles of factor 2 | 169 | 20 | 186 | 142 | 45 |
| Sociodemographic Characteristics – Mean (SD) | |||||
| Tract Population (complete sample in the CT) | 3532 (1502) | 4778 (1543) | 3813 (1387) | 4192 (1273) | 4823 (1706) |
| Tract population, top 2 quartiles of factor 1 | 3058 (1319) | 4641 (1497) | 3975 (1388) | 4245 (1270) | 4550 (1681) |
| Tract population, top 2 quartiles of factor 2 | 3430 (1485) | 3942 (1729) | 3581 (1267) | 4423 (1373) | 4782 (1666) |
| % poor families (under 1.30 of the poverty line) w/ children < 18 years | 15.6 (13.6) | 9.3 (10.1) | 13.5 (12.7) | 20.5 (15.7) | 17.1 (11.5) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 1 | 24.3 (14.4) | 17.9 (10.6) | 17.9 (13.1) | 25.3 (14.6) | 25.7 (15.5) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 2 | 20.4 (13.9) | 24.5 (12.1) | 16.1 (13.3) | 29.2 (13.5) | 23.5 (12.1) |
| % housing occupancy > 1.0 (combining owner and renter) | 2.1 (2.4) | 3.1 (3.7) | 3.7 (3.8) | 15.7 (13.3) | 2.0 (2.1) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 1 | 3.34 (2.9) | 6.6 (3.8) | 6.34 (4.5) | 19.9 (12.2) | 3.5 (2.9) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 2 | 2.5 (2.6) | 6.7 (3.9) | 3.9 (3.9) | 19.5 (11.6) | 2.2 (2.3) |
| % housing units (combining owner and renter) lacking complete plumbing | 0.6 (1.2) | 0.5 (0.9) | 0.4 (1.3) | 0.7 (1.5) | 0.7 (1.3) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 1 | 0.49 (1.1) | 0.71 (1.3) | 0.23 (0.6) | 0.87 (1.7) | 1.2 (1.6) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 2 | 0.61 (1.3) | 0.80 (1.4) | 0.41 (1.32) | 0.72 (1.2) | 0.9 (1.5) |
| % households with housing costs > 30% of income | 35.2 (10.5) | 38.5 (9.7) | 39.7 (12.6) | 52.6 (16.7) | 30.6 (9.7) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 1 | 38.8 (11.6) | 45.9 (10.1) | 44.1 (14.7) | 56.1 (16.6) | 37.8 (11.9) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 2 | 37.2 (9.9) | 48.2 (9.9) | 41.3 (12.9) | 56.9 (15.5) | 34.5 (10.3) |
| % foreign born in the CT | 8.1 (7.6) | 17.8 (11.9) | 16.6 (15.4) | 35.2 (14.3) | 4.5 (4.9) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 1 | 8.3 (9.6) | 28.7 (11.3) | 25.8 (18.2) | 39.7 (11.9) | 5.9 (6.5) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 2 | 6.0 (6.3) | 23.7 (14.10) | 13.1 (13.9) | 34.3 (12.9) | 4.1 (5.8) |
| Sociodemographic Characteristics | Baltimore Mean (SD) | Lake County, Illinois Mean (SD) | DC Mean (SD) | LA Mean (SD) | NC Mean (SD) |
| % children of single-parent female householder (own children < 18 years) | 21.3 (13.8) | 10.3 (8.2) | 22.1 (14.1) | 16.1 (9.7) | 15.8 (9.4) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 1 | 28.1 (13.3) | 14.68 (8.8) | 23.84 (14.3) | 18.45 (9.3) | 19.95 (13.7) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 2 | 27.7 (12.5) | 23.3 (11.2) | 26.3 (13.5) | 24.4 (7.1) | 20.3 (10.5) |
| % females > 25 < HS education in the CT | 19.3 (11.5) | 14.0 (13.1) | 16.1 (10.7) | 28.8 (21.0) | 17.4 (8.9) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 1 | 29.7 (10.1) | 27.7 (12.3) | 24.76 (10.2) | 36.05 (18.5) | 25.65 (6.3) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 2 | 22.3 (11.3) | 29.9 (13.3) | 17.06 (10.4) | 36.39 (16.1) | 21.43 (7.5) |
| % males > =25 < HS education in the CT | 22.0 (13.2) | 14.4 (14.1) | 17.7 (11.9) | 29.1 (21.4) | 21.2 (11.2) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 1 | 33.4 (11.5) | 28.8 (13.8) | 27.3 (11.5) | 36.7 (18.6) | 33.6 (8. 9) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 2 | 25.9 (13.0) | 32.0 (15.2) | 18.7 (11.2) | 39.2 (17.3) | 26.3 (10.6) |
| % female 22–44 unemployed in the CT | 7.2 (6.6) | 5.7 (5.1) | 8.8 (7.4) | 6.6 (5.0) | 9.2 (7.3) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 1 | 8.8 (7.4) | 8.3 (5.76) | 9.4 (7.7) | 7.1 (5.2) | 13.2 (10.4) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 2 | 9.2 (7.0) | 13.4 (6.23) | 10.6 (7.6) | 8.9 (5.8) | 12.9 (8.1) |
| % male 22–44 unemployed in the CT | 9.3 (9.6) | 6.4 (5.0) | 9.2 (7.9) | 7.2 (5.0) | 7.9 (6.4) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 1 | 12.1 (11.2) | 7.0 (5.2) | 9.3 (6.7) | 7.6 (5.2) | 10.3 (6.9) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 2 | 12.3 (10.3) | 9.6 (5.8) | 10.9 (8.2) | 9.9 (5.3) | 10.73 (7.1) |
| % renter-occupied units with gross rent > 30% of income in the CT | 57.0 (14.2) | 53.3 (17.6) | 53.7 (13.2) | 60.1 (12.7) | 61.0 (13.5) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 1 | 61.3 (12.4) | 54.8 (13.2) | 54.8 (11.4) | 62.8 (10.7) | 65.2 (14.5) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 2 | 61.2 (11.8) | 59.4 (13.7) | 54.8 (12.4) | 65.9 (9.8) | 63.5 (13.7) |
| % black or African American in the CT | 57.8 (35.3) | 10.2 (17.7) | 65.9 (29.6) | 18.6 (21.4) | 41.5 (21.9) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 1 | 66.7 (32.8) | 54.8 (13.2) | 54.8 (11.4) | 62.8 (10.7) | 65.2 (14.5) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 2 | 78.7 (21.9) | 40.2 (29.1) | 78.9 (19.1) | 36.0 (22.9) | 56.4 (20.0) |
| % Hispanic in the CT | 3.9 (6.3) | 20.8 (21.5) | 12.0 (14.6) | 45.6 (29.9) | 5.3 (6.3) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 1 | 5.9 (9.1) | 43.07 (20.4) | 22.52 (18.3) | 56.4 (25.6) | 9.19 (9.7) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 2 | 2.9 (5.5) | 38.43 (22.9) | 9.72 (13.4) | 54.2 (23.7) | 5.09 (6.7) |
| % males 18–44 in the CT | 48.7 (14.9) | 49.3 (9.5) | 48.1 (14.6) | 49.8 (12.1) | 49.6 (12.0) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 1 | 50.3 (16.1) | 50.7 (11.6) | 50.3 (13.1) | 49.7 (11.8) | 49.2 (15.3) |
| Top 2 quartiles of factor 2 | 47.8 (15.0) | 48.2 (17.6) | 46.9 (14.7) | 46.9 (11.9) | 47.8 (11.8) |
The CCHN is a collaborative partnership of five university departments and community partners. The following study sites were included in our sample: Washington, D.C.; Baltimore, Maryland; Los Angeles County, California; Lake County, Illinois; and seven counties in eastern North Carolina