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Table 1 Data Sources, Availability, and Attrition

From: Differences in county-level cardiovascular disease mortality rates due to damage caused by hurricane Matthew and the moderating effect of social capital: a natural experiment

Variable

Source

Year(s)

Availability

Hurricane Damage

Federal Emergency Management Agency

2016

Static

CVD Mortality Count

CDC WONDER

2013-2018

Monthly

Social Capital (sub-index)

Multiple

  

Family Unity

 Percent Unmarried Women (15-50) w/ Birth in the Last Year

US Census Bureau (Table: S1301)

2013-2018

Yearly

 Percent Unmarried Women (35-44)

US Census Bureau (Table: B12002)

2013-2018

Yearly

 Percent Single Parent Households

US Census Bureau (Table: B09002)

2013-2018

Yearly

Institutional Civil Society

 Number of Nonprofits County

North American Industry Classification Codes (2017)

2013-2018

Yearly

 Number of Religious Organizations County

North American Industry Classification Codes (2017)

2013-2018

Yearly

Institutional Confidence

   

 2010 Census Response Rate

US Census Bureau’s “Rates for all possible geographies”

2010

Static

 2012 Voter Count

Election Administration Voter Survey

2012

Static

 2016 Voter Count

Election Administration Voter Survey

2016

Static

Collective Efficacy

 Violent Crime Rate

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Statistics

2013-2017

Bi-annually

 County Population

US Census Bureau (Table: B01003)

2013-2018

Yearly

Control Variables

   

 Percentage of a County Aged 65+

US Census Bureau (Table: DP05)

2013-2018

Yearly

 County Income

US Census Bureau (Table: S1902)

2013-2018

Yearly

 Percentage of County Residents w/ At Least BA/BS

US Census Bureau (Table: DP02)

2013-2018

Yearly

 Number of County Residents Black

US Census Bureau (Table: DP02)

2013-2018

Yearly

 Number of County Residents Hispanic

US Census Bureau (Table: DP02)

2013-2018

Yearly

  1. Note on Availability: Static = data are available once throughout the study period, bi-annually = data are available every other year, yearly = data are available once per year, and monthly = data are available once per month