Table B.
Additional variable details.
| Variable | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PCT_POVERTY | Demographic | % below poverty |
| PCT_OWNEDHOM | Demographic | % owning home |
| PCT_ED_HS | Demographic | % with high school education |
| PCT_BLACK | Demographic | % black |
| PCT_HISP | Demographic | % hispanic |
| MED_INCOMERATIO | Demographic | Median income, converted to ratio relative to mean over counties |
| MED_HOMERATIO | Demographic | Median home value, converted to ratio relative to mean over counties |
| PCT_65PLUS | Demographic | % 65+ years |
| PCT_45TO64 | Demographic | % 45–64 years |
| PCT_15TO44 | Demographic | % 15–44 years |
| Rural-urban_ContinuumCode_2013 | Economic characteristics | 1–9 code indicating county degree of urbanization. https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/rural-urban-continuum-codes//Created binary column for each level. |
| Urban_Influence_Code_2013 | Economic characteristics | 1–12 code indicating county degree of urban influence. https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/urban-influence-codes/Created binary column for each level. |
| Economic_typology_2015 | Economic characteristics | 1–6 code indicating county economic condition. https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/county-typology-codesCreated binary column for each level. |
| PopDensity[Log] | County Population | 2018 Population estimate divided by land area (square miles) from shape files. Log version also. |
| CensusRegionName | County Attributes | Created binary column for each level. |
| CensusDivisionName | County Attributes | Created binary column for each level. |
| StateName | County Attributes | Created binary column for each level. |
| dem_to_rep_ratio | County Attributes | Ratio of registered democrats to republicans in county |
| #ICU_beds100K[Log] | County Attributes | Number of ICU beds per 100 K population. Log version also. |