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Table 1 Definition and descriptive statistics of explanatory variables

From: Spatiotemporal impacts of human activities and socio-demographics during the COVID-19 outbreak in the US

Variables

Definitions

Mean

S.D.

VIF

Demographic

POPD

Population density (per square km)

1210.83

4374.67

2.53

OLDP

The percentage of older population (%)

15.56

4.40

1.65

BLAP

The percentage of black population or African American population (%)

12.09

12.95

2.29

ASIP

The percentage of Asian population (%)

3.89

4.48

2.14

LATP

The percentage of Hispanic Latino population (%)

15.53

16.31

2.07

Socioeconomic

BDHP

Percentage of population having at least bachelor’s degree (%)

31.26

10.71

7.11

MHIC

Yearly mean household income ($)

82836

21101

6.68

CLUE

Citizen labor force unemployment rate (%)

5.91

1.81

2.45

Travel

MILE

Public road mileage (meter)

5238.21

5128.13

1.32

WFHP

Percentage of population work at home (%)

4.83

1.88

2.21

PTAP

Percentage of population taking public transit (%)

3.09

6.86

2.09

MTAT

Mean commuting time (minutes)

24.94

5.01

2.60

Human Activity

GPPC

Change of grocery and pharmacy activity (%)

-3.03

10.80

3.27

WOPC

Change of workplace activity (%)

-27.70

14.49

4.74

TSPC

Change of transit stations activity (%)

-19.06

23.27

2.24