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Table 2 Social Environmental Characteristics of Census Blocks Underlying the Clusters of Transported vs. Non-Transported Decedents

From: Spatial clustering of non-transported cardiac decedents: the results of a point pattern analysis and an inquiry into social environmental correlates

Social Environmental Characteristics of Census Blocks Underlying Clusters

Adjusted* Clusters of

Transported Deaths

(Tot. Pop. = 284,351)

Adjusted* Clusters of

Non- Transported Deaths

(Tot. Pop. = 440,003)

Median household income

$40,515

$38,187

% of persons below poverty income

11

14

% of persons living with family

80

76

% of persons living alone

12

14

% of persons living in group quarters

1

3

% of occupied housing units that were rented

30

35

% of households with 1 person

30

33

% of households with no telephone service

2

3

% of households with no vehicle

8

12

  1. *Clusters were defined using estimates adjusted for individual decedents' age, gender, race/ethnicity, and marital status. See Methods for details.