Table 1 Fourteen variables retained for the final principal component analysis for the area-level deprivation index, 2011
From: Area-level deprivation and preterm birth: results from a national, commercially-insured population
Sociodemographic domain | Variable |
|---|---|
Education | % males and females with less than a high school education |
Employment | % males and females unemployed |
Housing | % housing rented % housing crowded % renter or owner costs in excess of 50% of income |
Occupation | % males in professional occupations |
Poverty | % households in poverty % female headed households with dependent children % households earning under $30,000/year % households on public assistance % households with no car |
Racial composition | % residents who were non-Hispanic blacks |
Residential stability | % in same residence since 1995 % residents 65 years and above |