Deprivation
Index
Using
the database of the Social and Health Landscape of Urban
and Suburban America project, the Deprivation Index captures
factors that impact health status through a variety of
mechanisms. The following indicators are included:
|
Index
Table |
Indicator
Tables |
| Deprivation |
Poverty
Rate - Percent of the population living below the
federal poverty threshold (source: US Census Bureau, 1990
and 2000) |
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Educational
Attainment - Percent of population age 25 and over
without a high school diploma or GED (source: US Census
Bureau, 1990 and 2000) |
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Unemployment
Rate - Percent of the civilian labor force age 16 and
over that has not worked during the survey reference week
but is actively seeking employment (source: US Census Bureau,
1990 and 2000) |
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Percent
of population that are non-English speakers - Percent
of population age 5 and over who reported speaking a language
other than English at home and who say they speak English “not
well” or “not at all” (source: US Census
Bureau, 1990 and 2000) |
| |
Violent
crime rate - Sum of all murders, forcible rapes, robberies
and aggravated assaults per 100,000 population (source:
FBI, 1990 and 2000) |
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Per
Capita Income - Mean income computed for every man,
woman, and child in a geographic area. It is derived by
dividing the total income of all people age 15 years and
over in a geographic area by the total population in that
area (source: US Census Bureau, 1990 and 2000) |
The
choice of socioeconomic indicators was limited by the availability
of valid and consistent data for geographic areas for 1990
and 2000. Each geographic area is ranked based on its deprivation
index value, which is the sum of its “z-scores” for
each of the six indicators. A rank of 1 is most favorable;
a rank of 82 for cities and 81 for suburbs is least favorable.
The Z-score
computation is a common technique used to standardize data
on one variable to combine them with data on another variable
when the two variables have different units of measurement
and different scales. The Z-score is defined by the following
formula: Z-score = (x - µ)/σ, where x is the individual
city’s value of an indicator, µ is the indicator
average for the cities, and σ is the standard deviation
of the indicator for the cities. The sum of a city’s
Z-scores for the six indicators (weighted equally) is that
city’s deprivation index. The process was identical
for the suburbs.
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Child
Well-being Index
The Child
Well-being Index combines, into one measure, five indicators
related to the well-being of children: |
Index
Table |
Indicator
Tables |
| Child
Well-being |
Child
Poverty Rate - Percent of children under age 18 living
in families with incomes below the federal poverty threshold
(source: US Census Bureau, 1990 and 2000) |
| |
Births
to Teenage Mothers - Percent of live births to mothers
under age 20 (source: CDC, NCHS, 1990 and 2000) |
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Low
Birth Weight Rate - Percent of live births less than
5.5 pounds (2500 grams) (source: CDC, NCHS, 1990 and 2000) |
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Female
Headed Households - Percent of all families (including
childless couples) that are headed by a female with related
children under age 18 (source: US Census Bureau, 1990 and
2000) |
| |
Infant
Mortality Rate - Infant deaths in the first year of life
per 1000 live births (source: CDC, NCHS, 1990 and 2000) |
The
choice of socioeconomic indicators was limited by the availability
of valid and consistent data for geographic areas for 1990
and 2000. Each geographic area is ranked based on its child
well-being index value, which is the sum of its “z-scores” for
each of the 5 indicators. A rank of 1 is most favorable;
a rank of 82 for cities and 81 for suburbs is least favorable.
The
Z-score computation is a common technique used to standardize
data on one variable to combine them with data on another
variable when the two variables have different units of measurement
and different scales. The Z-score is defined by the following
formula:Z-score
= (x - µ)/σ, where x is the individual city's
value of an indicator, µ is the indicator average for
the cities, and σ is the standard deviation of the indicator
for the cities. The sum of a city's Z-scores for the five
indicators (weighted equally) is that city's child well-being
index. The process was identical for the suburbs. |
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NAPC's
Leading Health and Social Indicators
The following
statistics are based on the US Census Bureau’s 2000
Census of Population and Housing. The Census data provided
covers several areas including general demographics, economic
well-being and housing statistics. Indicators include: |
|
Indicator
Tables |
| Demographics
Total
Population by Race/Ethnicity - Population totals
for White, Black or African American, American Indian
and Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific
Islander, Some Other Race, Two or More Races, Hispanic
or Latino racial/ethnic groups
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Economic
Well-Being
Graduation
Rates - Graduation rates for people that have a High
School degrees, Some College Experience, Associate Degrees,
Bachelor's Degrees, Master's Degrees, Professional Degrees
or Doctorate Degrees
Unemployment
Rates - Unemployment Rates for People in Armed Forces
and People in the Civilian Labor Force
Income -
Median Household Income, Median Family Income and Per Capita
Income
%
Children Below Poverty - Children in Poverty
%
Older Persons (65+) Below Poverty - Older Persons
in Poverty
%
Below Poverty - Total Population in Poverty
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Housing
Vacancy
Rate - Occupied and Vacant Housing Units
Housing
Affordability - Specified Renters, Renters who pay
35% or more of their income for Rent, Renters who pay
less than 35% of their income for Rent, Average Income
Paid for Rent, Specified Owners, Owners who pay 35% or
more of their income for their house, Owners who pay
less than 35% of their income for their house and Average
Income Paid for House (Owners)
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