Table 2 Description of data and data sources

Land use

Parcel data about land use data for 2014 in 16 categories: i.e., industrial, single family residential, commercial, office

Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG)

Food desert

Tract level data about food access reported in 2013

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Median home value

Median value of owner-occupied housing units (current dollars)

2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014)

Percent owner occupied

Percent of housing units that are owner occupied

2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014)

Percent vacant housing units

Percent of housing units that are vacant

2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014)

Median contract rent

Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent (current dollars)

2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014)

Percent Black

Percent of the population that is Black

2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014)

Percent Hispanic

Percent of the population that is Hispanic

2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014)

Percent bachelor’s

Population aged 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or higher

2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014)

Percent food stamps

Percent of households receiving Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months

2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014)

Percent no healthcare

Percent of the population with no healthcare

2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014)

Percent under 18 with no healthcare

Percent of the population under 18 with no healthcare

2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014)

Percent unemployment

Percent of the population 16 years and older that is unemployed

2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014)

Food outlets

2010 point level food outlet data aggregated to census-tracts

ESRI Reference USA

Percent of workers who drove alone to work

Percentage of workers 16 and over who drove alone to work in tract

2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014)

Percent of workers commuting using non-auto modes

Percentage of workers 16 and over who commuted to work using public transit, bicycle, or walking in tract

2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014)

Less than 15 min travel time to work

Percentage of commuters with a commute time of less than 15 min in tract

2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014)

30 min or more travel time to work

Percentage of commuters with a commute time of greater than 30 min in tract

2014 American Community Survey: 5-year estimates (2010–2014)