Table 1.
County demographic, socioeconomic, and health characteristics by eviction-rate tertile
| Eviction group, median (25th%, 75th%)c | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All counties, median (25th%, 75th%) (n=686) |
Low eviction (n=229) |
Intermediate eviction (n=228) |
High eviction (n=229) | P-Trend | |
| Eviction rate, per 100 rentals |
1.5 (0.8, 2.9) |
0.6 (0.3, 0.8) |
1.5 (1.3, 1.9) |
3.6 (2.9, 5.0) |
<0.0001 |
| Population, in thousands |
24.5 (11.5, 71.5) |
9.7 (5.8, 17.8) |
29.7 (15.3, 72.2) |
66.4 (28.7,195.6) |
<0.0001 |
| Demographic characteristicsa | |||||
| Urban classification, mean (standard deviation) | 36.3 (48.1) | 12.6 (33.3) | 34.2 (47.5) | 62.0 (48.6) | <0.0001 |
| Age 65+, % |
19.0 (16.7, 21.6) |
20.8 (18.3, 23.6) |
19.0 (17.2, 21.6) |
17.4 (15.4, 19.4) |
<0.0001 |
| Women, % |
50.5 (49.7, 51.2) |
50.0 (49.3, 50.7) |
50.5 (49.8, 51.1) |
50.9 (50.4, 51.6) |
<0.0001 |
| Hispanic, % |
3.4 (1.9, 7.5) |
2.7 (1.7, 6.2) |
2.9 (1.7, 6.3) |
5.0 (2.7, 8.8) |
<0.0001 |
| Non-Hispanic Black, % |
2.0 (0.5, 11.7) |
0.5 (0.2, 1.3) |
1.4 (0.6, 6.0) |
11.9 (3.7, 26.2) |
<0.0001 |
| Non-Hispanic White, % |
87.6 (70.2, 94.1) |
92.7 (83.7, 95.4) |
89.5 (77.5, 94.4) |
75.6 (58.4, 87.7) |
<0.0001 |
| Other, % | 2.6 (1.8, 4.2) | 1.9 (1.4, 3.0) | 2.6 (1.9, 4.2) | 3.5 (2.4, 5.0) | <0.0001 |
| Socioeconomic characteristicsa | |||||
| Poverty, % |
12.8 (10.1, 16.6) |
12.2 (10.0, 16.0) |
12.7 (9.5, 16.5) |
13.8 (10.9, 16.9) |
0.02 |
| Renter households, % |
27.3 (23.51, 31.52) |
24.9 (21.81, 28.23) |
27.2 (23.4, 31.1) |
30.1 (26.1, 36.4) |
<0.0001 |
| College educated, % |
18.4 (14.6, 23.9) |
17.8 (14.6, 21.6) |
17.9 (13.8, 24.0) |
19.4 (15.1, 26.9) |
0.007 |
| Health characteristicsb | |||||
| Diabetes, % |
10.1 (8.8, 11.8) |
9.1 (8.4, 11.0) |
9.9 (8.6, 11.8) |
10.9 (9.8, 12.1) |
<0.0001 |
| Hypertension, % |
30.7 (28.6, 34.4) |
29.2 (27.9, 31.9) |
30.1 (28.2, 34.5) |
32.6 (30.7, 35.5) |
<0.0001 |
| Obesity, % |
35.5 (32.9, 37.8) |
35.9 (33.2, 37.8) |
35.5 (32.7, 37.9) |
35.2 (32.8, 37.5) |
0.23 |
| Current smoking, % |
20.9 (18.6, 23.7) |
19.8 (18.0, 23.1) |
21.5 (18.8, 23.9) |
21.7 (19.7, 23.8) |
<0.0001 |
| COPD, % |
7.4 (6.3, 8.8) |
6.6 (6.0, 8.8) |
7.5 (6.2, 9.1) |
7.9 (7.1, 8.7) |
<0.0001 |
| Hyperlipidemia, % |
30.0 (28.9, 31.4) |
29.5 (28.1, 31.2) |
30.0 (29.1, 31.7) |
30.4 (29.5, 31.4) |
<0.0001 |
| Chronic kidney disease, % |
2.8 (2.6, 3.0) |
2.7 (2.5, 2.9) |
2.7 (2.5, 3.0) |
2.9 (2.6, 3.1) |
<0.0001 |
| Mental health disorder, % |
14.9 (13.0, 16.5) |
13.4 (12.1, 16.3) |
15.3 (13.1, 17.1) |
15.4 (14.2, 16.4) |
<0.0001 |
aDemographic and socioeconomic traits were obtained from the American Community Survey, compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. Methods and definitions of specific variables may be found at https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/code-lists.html
bHealth characteristics are obtained from the CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Common definitions for included health traits may be found at https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/annual_data/annual_2016.html
cValues presented represent median (IQR) of mean estimates within each tertile