Table 2.
All census tracts (%) |
Low birthweight hotspots1 (% overlap) |
High birthweight hotspots2 (% overlap) |
|
---|---|---|---|
Socioeconomic conditions | |||
Excessive housing cost3 | 42.8 | 77.5 | 17.7 |
Crowded housing4 | 33.6 | 40.7 | 21.0 |
Unemployment5 | 32.5 | 75.8 | 12.9 |
Uninsured6 | 31.9 | 40.5 | 47.6 |
Food environment | |||
Fast food7 | 44.7 | 94.1 | 16.1 |
Convenience stores8 | 35.4 | 61.3 | 46.0 |
Geographic hotspots identified using the Getis-Ord Gi-star statistic where prevalence estimates demonstrated statistically significant clustering at a confidence level of 95%
1Infants born < 2500 g
2Infants born ≥ 4000 g
3Households where ≥ 30% of household income is spent on housing costs
4More than 1 persons per room
5Persons aged ≥ 16 years unemployed but seeking work
6Current lack of health insurance among people aged 0–64 years
7Proportion of restaurants within census tract categorized as fast food
8Proportion of retail food stores within census tract categorized as convenience stores