Table 1.
Baseline census block characteristics by HOLC classification.
|
HOLC Classification |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green(n=1805) | Blue(n=455) | Yellow(n=3236) | Red(n=2034) | P-value | |
| Firearm Incident Rate (per 1,000 people), mean (SD) | 0•5 (0•87) | 0•8 (0•77) | 5•4 (2•69) | 5•3 (2•56) | <0•001 |
| % Black, mean (SD) | 16•4 (19•6) | 11•2 (19•5) | 31•0 (28•4) | 19•4 (21•4) | <0•001 |
| % Male, mean (SD) | 54•7 (11•1) | 46•8 (3•3) | 47•3 (4•1) | 49•4 (5•3) | <0•001 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 39•2 (6•2) | 41•8 (5•3) | 38•9 (5•1) | 37•7 (3•9) | <0•001 |
| % below poverty level, mean (SD) | 10•7 (10•4) | 6•1 (6•2) | 13•8 (10•9) | 17•0 (11•6) | <0•001 |
| % with SNAP benefits, mean (SD) | 13•2 (10•7) | 7•4 (7•5) | 20•2 (14•0) | 23•0 (14•9) | <0•001 |
| % with 30% or more of income going toward housing, mean (SD) | 41•5 (12•8) | 35•0 (8•1) | 43•7 (10•8) | 43•1 (11•0) | <0•001 |
| % Uninsured, mean (SD) | 3•0 (2•9) | 2•0 (1•7) | 3•7 (2•2) | 3•6 (2•5) | <0•001 |
| % with public insurance, mean (SD) | 32•6 (19•7) | 27•0 (10•9) | 39•2 (17•8) | 38•4 (17•9) | <0•001 |
| % of labor force unemployed, mean (SD) | 10•1 (9•7) | 5•6 (2•7) | 7•5 (4•6) | 7•5 (5•5) | <0•001 |
| % with less than high school degree, mean (SD) | 9•5 (9•7) | 5•6 (4•6) | 12•9 (9•1) | 17•0 (11•9) | <0•001 |
| Household income (in 1000s of dollars), mean (SD) | 108 (34) | 118 (21) | 88 (26) | 91 (35) | <0•001 |
| Gini index, mean (SD) | 0•49 (0•09) | 0•46 (0•07) | 0•46 (0•06) | 0•50 (0•08) | <0•001 |
| Housing price (1000s of dollars), mean (SD) | 1209 (541) | 1017 (574) | 932 (581) | 1047 (625) | <0•001 |
| % of rented housing, mean (SD) | 62•4 (22•0) | 43•0 (18•9) | 58•9 (18•5) | 70•1 (15•2) | <0•001 |
| Rent, mean (SD) | 2132 (720) | 2023 (766) | 1432 (666) | 1560 (848) | <0•001 |