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Table 3 Descriptive Statistics for Counties in the Study Sample ( n = 183)

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

 

Mean /% ±

SD

50th

(25th,

75th)

IQR

Percentile

Independent Variable

 No Damage (n = 126)

68.85%

     

 Low Damage (n = 12)

6.56%

     

 High Damage (n = 45)

24.59%

     

Dependent Variable

 Monthly CVD Mortality Rate*

2.50

1.04

2.34

(1.79,3.02)

1.23

Moderating Variable(s)

 Social Capital Index†

0.14

2.04

0.07

(−1.41, 1.50)

2.92

 Family Unity†

0.51

2.45

0.52

(−0.89, 2.09)

0.51

  Rate of Single Parent Households

33.47

8.90

33.00

(28.00, 38.00)

33.47

  Rate of Unmarried Births

38.79

12.94

38.70

(29.80, 45.70)

38.79

  Rate of Married Women

60.41

8.19

60.30

(55.40, 65.70)

60.41

 Informal Civil Society†

0.40

1.38

0.43

(−0.40, 1.28)

0.40

  Rate of Nonprofits*

2.54

1.55

2.10

(1.53, 3.15)

2.54

  Rate of Religious Orgs Organizations*

7.50

2.89

7.06

(5.23, 9.31)

7.50

 Institutional Confidence †

−0.40

1.24

−0.47

(−1.40, 0.43)

−0.40

  Proportion 2010 Census Response

0.76

0.04

0.76

(0.73, 0.79)

0.76

  Proportion Voting in 2012

0.59

0.08

0.59

(0.55, 0.64)

0.59

  Proportion Voting in 2016

0.56

0.07

0.57

(0.52, 0.61)

0.56

 Collective Efficacy†

0.21

0.54

0.35

(−0.04, 0.60)

0.21

  Violent Crime Rate

159.20

126.55

126.178

(67.58, 216.53)

159.20

Control Variables

 Percent Age 65+

16.49

5.89

15.33

(12.21, 19.32)

7.11

 Percent Black

19.80

14.76

16.37

(8.56, 27.24)

18.68

 Percent Hispanic

9.73

8.87

7.01

(4.90, 11.58)

6.68

 Percent with Bachelor’s Degree

27.52

10.82

25.28

(19.55, 33.63)

14.08

 Log Mean Income

10.81

0.25

10.78

(10.65, 10.94)

0.29

  1. *Rate per 10,000
  2. †Standardized composite indices