Table 1 Chicago urban classes with WNV human case rates from 2002
From: Association of West Nile virus illness and urban landscapes in Chicago and Detroit
Urban Class | Brief Description | Chicago with Land Cover of Illinois | Chicago with National Land Cover Data | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | % of tracts | N WNV | Population | WNV per 100 K | % of tracts | N WNV | Population | WNV per 100 K |
1 | City, Low Income | 31.8 | 99 (15.2%) | 1,677,454 | 5.90 | 31.9 | 98 (15.1%) | 1,526,551 | 6.42 |
2 | City, High Income | 15.8 | 25 (3.8%) | 894,010 | 2.80 | 26.2 | 132 (20.3) | 1,671,026 | 7.90 |
3 | Inner Suburb | 26.2 | 404 (62.2%) | 1,777,327 | 22.78 | 26.4 | 363 (55.8%) | 1,895,900 | 19.15 |
4 | Outer Suburb | 19.6 | 115 (17.6%) | 1,819,621 | 6.32 | 11.1 | 50 (7.7%) | 1,122,668 | 4.45 |
5 | Urban No-man's | 6.6 | 7 (1.1%) | 112,456 | 6.22 | 4.4 | 7 (1.1%) | 64,723 | 10.82 |
| Â | OVERALL | 100 | 650 (100.0%) | 6,280,868 | 10.35 | 100 | 650 (100.0%) | 6,280,868 | 10.35 |