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Table 1 Characteristics of census tracts, American community survey 2010 (5-year estimates)

From: Impact of 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) health center investments on disadvantaged neighborhoods after recession

Social Vulnerability Index Measure

Total

N = 50,381

Non-FQHC Census Tracts

n = 48,158

FQHC Census Tracts

n = 2,223

P-value

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

Total residents

    

 < 2000

4,822 (9.6)

4,636 (9.6)

186 (8.4)

 

 2000–3999

20,216 (40.1)

19,332 (40.1)

884 (39.8)

 

 4000–5999

17,098 (33.9)

16,335 (33.9)

763 (34.3)

 

 6000+

8,245 (16.4)

7,855 (16.3)

390 (17.5)

0.13

Total housing units

    

 < 1000

7,286 (14.5)

7,048 (14.6)

238 (10.7)

 

 1000–1999

25,900 (51.4)

24,774 (51.4)

1,126 (50.7)

 

 2000 or more

17,195 (34.1)

16,336 (33.9)

859 (38.6)

< 0.001

Persons living below FPLa

    

 Less than 10%

22,111 (43.9)

21,794 (45.3)

317 (14.3)

 

 10–19%

14,319 (28.4)

13,565 (28.2)

754 (33.9)

 

 20–39%

11,072 (22.0)

10, 177 (21.1)

895 (40.3)

 

 40% or more (extreme poverty)

2,879 (5.7)

2,622 (5.4)

257 (11.6)

< 0.001

Unemployment rate > 10%

15,606 (31.0)

14,597 (30.3)

1,009 (45.4)

< 0.001

Per capita income >$25,000

24,019 (47.8)

23,588 (49.2)

431 (19.4)

< 0.001

No high school diploma > 10%

30,379 (60.3)

28,420 (59.0)

1,959 (88.1)

< 0.001

Persons aged ≥ 65 years

    

 Less than 10%

17,603 (34.9)

16,890 (35.1)

713 (32.1)

 

 10–19%

27,162 (53.9)

25,904 (53.8)

1,258 (56.6)

 

 20% or more

5,616 (11.2)

5,364 (11.1)

252 (11.3)

0.01

Persons aged ≤ 17 years

    

 20% or more

37,727 (74.9)

36,006 (74.8)

1,721 (77.4)

0.02

Single parent households > 10%

27,138 (53.9)

25,565 (53.1)

1,573 (70.8)

< 0.001

Minority racial/ethnic composition > 50%

18,530 (36.8)

17,460 (36.3)

1,070 (48.1)

< 0.001

Limited English proficiency > 10%

9,389 (18.6)

8,842 (18.4)

547 (24.6)

< 0.001

Persons living in Group Quartersb

    

 Less than 1%

36,038 (71.5)

34,891 (72.5)

1,147 (51.6)

 

 1–4%

9,426 (18.7)

8,761 (18.2)

665 (29.9)

 

 5% or more

4,917 (9.8)

4,506 (9.4)

411 (18.5)

< 0.001

Multiunit housingf >10%

19,764 (39.2)

18,963 (39.4)

801 (36.0)

0.002

Crowdingc >10%

5,548 (11.0)

5,215 (10.8)

333 (15.0)

< 0.001

Mobile homes > 10%

8,605 (17.1)

7,808 (16.2)

797 (35.9)

< 0.001

No vehicle access

    

 Less than 10%

33,829 (67.2)

32,734 (68.0)

1,095 (49.3)

 

 10–19%

8,862 (17.6)

8,310 (17.3)

552 (24.8)

 

 20% or more

7,690 (15.3)

7,114 (14.8)

576 (25.9)

< 0.001

  1. a‘FPL’ indicates federal poverty level. b‘Group quarters’ includes all institutional and non-institutional living facilities not classified as housing units. c’Crowding’ indicates housing units with more than 1 person per room