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. 2021 Jul 15;31(3):433–444. doi: 10.18865/ed.31.3.433

Table 5. Social determinants of health among the total population in neighborhoods with a high population proportion Asian American, Asian American subgroup, and non-Hispanic White residents.

Geographic unit N Children in Poverty, % High School Completion Income inequality (-100 to 100) Racial diversity (0-100) Unemployment, % Lack of health insurance, %
Mean SE Mean SE Mean SE Mean SE Mean SE Mean SE
CTs higha in all AA (>11.4) 11,284 15.7c .2 86.5c .2 9.6c .4 72.4c .2 5.8c .0 9.0c .1
CTs high in NHW (>74.5) 10.5 .2 94.3 .1 11.2 .3 37.5 .2 4.2 .0 6.8 .1
CTs high in Indian (>1.8) 9,778 15.0c .2 89.4c .1 9.9 .4 70.5c .2 5.7c .1 9.0c .1
CTs high in NHW 11.0 .2 94.1 .1 9.5 .3 36.8 .2 4.3 .0 7.0 .1
CTs high in Chinese (>2.1) 10,047 15.2c .2 88.0c .2 10.4 .4 69.6c .2 5.7c .0 8.4c .1
CTs high in NHW 10.9 .2 94.1 .1 9.9 .3 36.9 .2 4.2 .0 7.0 .1
CTs high in Filipino (>1.6) 10,822 16.0c .2 85.6c .2 7.6c .3 70.7c .2 6.3c .0 10.1d .1
CTs high in NHW 10.5 .2 94.4 .2 11.5 .3 37.4 .2 4.2 .0 6.7 .1
CTs high in Japanese (>.4) 9,188 14.6c .2 89.2c .2 11.4b .4 69.0c .2 5.7c .1 8.4c .1
CTs high in NHW 10.8 .2 94.0 .1 10.2 .4 37.1 .2 4.2 .0 6.9 .1
CTs high in Korean (>.7) 9,646 15.3c .2 89.0c .2 9.1 .4 69.1c .2 5.7c .1 9.2c .1
CTs high in NHW 10.9 .2 94.0 .1 9.9 .4 37.0 .2 4.3 .0 7.0 .1
CTs high in Vietnamese (>.9) 10,246 18.9c .2 84.8c .2 3.2c .4 69.5c .2 6.2c .1 11.6c .1
CTs high in NHW 10.5 .2 94.3 .1 11.3 .4 37.2 .2 4.3 .0 6.7 .1
CTs high in Other (>1.8) 10,545 20.5c .3 84.4c .2 .4c .4 71.3c .2 6.5c .1 10.8d .1
CTs high in NHW 10.3 .2 94.4 .1 11.8 .3 37.2 .2 4.2 .0 6.7 .1

Geographic unit is the minimum population percentage required for a census tract (CT) to be in the top quintile for specified demographic group.

CT, census tract; AA, Asian American; NHW, non-Hispanic White.

a. Neighborhoods were considered ‘high’ in population for a given group or sub-group if the city total population of that group was in the top population quintile for that group across cities included in the sample. Quantiles may be less than 20% of the sample because ties are automatically sent to the lower quintile.

b. Significantly different from cities with a high population proportion non-Hispanic Whites at P<.05.

c. Significantly different from cities with a high population proportion non-Hispanic Whites at P<.01.

P-values for between-group differences calculated by independent sample t-test.