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. 2021 Mar 13;28(34):46247–46265. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-13416-5

Table 2.

Social vulnerability indicators

Indicators Calculation
Population density Total population of the district/total land area of the district (person/km2)
Dependency ratio Population of old and young (over 65 and under 15)/total population of the district
Elderly people living alone ratio Elderly people living alone in the district/total population of the district
Disability ratio Number of people with disabilities in the district/total population of the district
Social welfare staff ratio Social welfare population in the district/total population of the district
Number of medical institutions Number of medical institutions in the district/number of medical institutions in Taipei
Number of hospital beds Number of hospital beds in the district/number of hospital beds in Taipei
Primary industry population ratio Primary industry population of neighborhood/primary industry population of Taipei
Low-income household ratio Number of low-income households/total number of households
Budget ratio District fiscal revenue/district fiscal revenue as a percentage of the population in the district
Tap water supply ratio Population with water supply in the district/total population of the district
Older housing ratio Number of completed housings in the district before 1970/total number of housings in the district
Number of firefighters Number of firefighters in the district/number of firefighters in Taipei
Ratio of disaster relief vehicles, ambulances, and lifeboats Total number of disaster relief vehicles, ambulances, and lifeboats in the district/total number of disaster relief vehicles, ambulances, and lifeboats in Taipei