Table 2.
Neighborhood Characteristics by MUA Status, Chicago (N=456 Tracts)
| Mean comparison by MUA status |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | MUA | Non-MUA | p | |
| Sociodemographics | ||||
| Number of census tracts | 799 | 365 | 91 | — |
| Total population | 2,683,422 | 1,252,783 | 259,226 | — |
| % Black | 36.4 | 40.3 | 92.5 | <0.01 |
| % Hispanic | 25.9 | 34.5 | 4.1 | <0.01 |
| % White | 30.6 | 19.4 | 2.0 | <0.01 |
| % poverty | 22.3 | 26.8 | 30.0 | <0.05 |
| Disadvantage score | 0.0 | 0.30 | 0.92 | <0.01 |
| Uninsured 19–64 years | 18.1 | 21.8 | 19.7 | n.s. |
| Total number of FQHCs | 187 | 112 | 10 | — |
| Mean number per tract | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | <0.01 |
| Newly added clinics | 68 | 41 | 3 | <0.05 |
| FQHCs per 100,000 poor | 39.6 | 40.8 | 15.5 | <0.05 |
| Social capital index | 58.4 | 54.8 | 50.3 | <0.01 |
| Social interaction | 65.4 | 65.7 | 64.7 | <0.05 |
| Economic potential | 60.0 | 55.0 | 46.5 | <0.01 |
| Civic engagement | 54.5 | 51.8 | 49.3 | n.s. |
FQHCs, Federally Qualified Health Centers; MUA, medically underserved area; Non-MUA, MUA-eligible but not designated; n.s., not significant.