Table 4.
Contribution of Census Tract SES and Built Environment to Distribution of ED Visits Among Census Tracts, by Race and Ethnicity
| Non-Latinx White | Black | Latinx | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Proportion of Variance Explained* | 95% Credible Interval | Proportion of Variance Explained* | 95% Credible Interval | Proportion of Variance Explained* | 95% Credible Interval |
| Unadjusted | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Single Measure of Poverty‡ | 0.05 | 0.02,0.08 | 0.01 | 0.00,0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00,0.04 |
| Poverty + Other SES Characteristics§ | 0.36 | 0.28,0.42 | 0.06 | 0.00,0.11 | 0.01 | 0.00,0.04 |
| Built Environme nt¶ | 0.22 | 0.15,0.27 | 0.04 | 0.00,0.10 | 0.01 | 0.00,0.05 |
| Select SES and Built Environment Characteristics# | 0.38 | 0.29,0.43 | 0.07 | 0.00,0.12 | 0.03 | 0.00,0.07 |
Proportion of variance in asthma-related ED visits among census tracts
percent of residents in a census tract living below the federal poverty line,
percent of residents in a census tract living below the federal poverty line, without a vehicle, less than a high school education, without a computer, and without health insurance,
the percentage of occupied housing units in a census tract using natural gas for heating, the percentage of occupied housing units with residents living in crowded housing (more than one person occupying a room), the percentage of all housing units in a census tract that are vacant, the percentage of all housing units with ten or more attached units, and 5) the percentage of all housing units with two or fewer bedrooms
percentage of residents in a census tract living under the federal poverty line, without a vehicle, with less than a high school education, the percentage of occupied housing units in a census tract using natural gas for heating, the percentage of occupied housing units with residents living in crowded housing (more than one person occupying a room), the percentage of all housing units in a census tract that are vacant, the percentage of all housing units with ten or more attached units, and the percentage of all housing units with two or fewer bedrooms,
percentage of residents in a census tract living under the federal poverty line, without a vehicle, with less than a high school education, the percentage of occupied housing units in a census tract using natural gas for heating, the percentage of occupied housing units with residents living in crowded housing (more than one person occupying a room), the percentage of all housing units in a census tract that are vacant, the percentage of all housing units with ten or more attached units, and the percentage of all housing units with two or fewer bedrooms, Black, and Latinx.