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Table 1 Summary Statistics for Dependent and Independent (SDoH) Variables of Interest (2009–2018)

From: The relationship between Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and death from cardiovascular disease or opioid use in counties across the United States (2009–2018)

Variable name

Variable label

Counties covered

Mean

S.D

Min

Max

N

Dependent variables (outcome measures)

CDC_HEART_DISEASE_DEATH

Total cardiovascular disease (CVD) death rate per 100,000 population per year

3,152

250.7306

59.64733

56.7

645.6

31,017

CDC_OPIOID_DEATH

Total drug overdose death rate involving any opioid per 100,000 population per year

554

17.82371

15.24973

0.03

157.57

3,273

Independent (SDoH) variables: Socio-economic context

ACS_PCT_FEMALE

Percentage of population that is female

3,226

50.03082

2.420218

19.16

62.64

32,208

ACS_MEDIAN_AGE

Median Age

3,226

40.46141

5.203414

18

67

32,208

ACS_PCT_BLACK

Percentage of population reporting Black race

3,223

8.940934

14.40663

0

87.412

32,205

ACS_PCT_WHITE

Percentage of population reporting White race

3,223

83.3241

16.78994

3.11

100

32,205

ACS_PCT_HISPAN

Percentage of population reporting Hispanic ethnicity

3,223

83.3241

19.15072

0

100

32,205

ACS_PCT_ASIAN

Percentage of population reporting Asian race

3,223

1.205131

2.624424

0

52.228

32,205

ACS_PCT_BACHELOR_DGR

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree (ages 25 and over)

3,223

13.1801

5.419684

1.679

47.985

32,205

ACS_MEDIAN_HH_INCOME

Median household income

3,223

46,030.93

13,128.92

10,499

136,268

32,203

ACS_PCT_PERSON_INC99

Percentage of population with income to poverty ratio: < 1.00

3,223

16.9234

8.297911

0

65.715

32,204

ACS_PCT_UNEMPLOY

Percentage of population that was unemployed (ages 16 years and over)

3,223

4.737517

2.302576

0

30.132

32,204

ACS_PCT_GRP_QRT

Percentage of persons in institutionalized (correctional) group quarters

3,223

3.480389

4.601596

0

80.178

32,205

ACS_PCT_VA

Percentage of the civilian population consisting of veterans (ages 18 and over)

3,223

10.18986

3.068378

0

32.399

32,205

ACS_PCT_ARMED_FORCES

Percentage of civilian population in armed forces (ages 16 years and over)

3,223

0.322018

1.661381

0

81.247

32,204

Independent (SDoH) variables: Healthcare context

AHRF_FED_HLTH_CNT

Number of Federally Qualified Health Centers

3,226

1.972197

5.914462

0

241

32,227

AHRF_RURAL_H_CLINIC

Number of rural health clinics

3,226

1.255283

2.035866

0

44

32,227

Independent (SDoH) variables: Physical infrastructure context

ACS_TOTAL_HOUSEHOLD

Total number of households

3,223

36,457.85

110,690.9

22

3,306,109

32,205

ACS_PCT_RENTED_HH

Percentage of occupied housing units: rented

3,223

27.87347

8.065046

5.275

100

32,205

ACS_PCT_MOBILE_HOME

Percentage of housing units that are mobile homes

3,223

12.78241

9.492498

0

63.485

32,205