Table 3 Summary statistics for individual- and county-level covariates.
From: A novel framework for validating and applying standardized small area measurement strategies
Variable | Summary Statistic | 1996-2004 | 2000-2008 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Men | Women | Men | Women |
Age (years) | Minimum | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Â | Mean | 50.2 | 52.3 | 50.6 | 52.5 |
| Â | Maximum | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
Individual Race/Ethnicity (percent) | White | 76.6 | 76.5 | 73.7 | 74.2 |
| Â | Afr. American/Black | 8.4 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 9.9 |
| Â | Asian | 4.2 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 4.3 |
| Â | AIAN | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Â | Hispanic | 9.7 | 9.3 | 11.2 | 10.6 |
County Race/Ethnicity (percent) | Afr. American/Black | 7.81 | 8.01 | ||
| Â | Hispanic | 4.51 | 5.21 | ||
Education (percent) | High school degree | 34.52 | |||
| Â | Bachelor's degree | 10.22 | |||
Poverty (percent) | Minimum | 1.71 | 2.61 | ||
| Â | Mean | 13.31 | 13.81 | ||
| Â | Maximum | 42.21 | 39.41 | ||
Household income (thousand U.S. dollars, CPI adjusted) | Minimum | 19.01 | 20.31 | ||
| Â | Mean | 45.61 | 43.41 | ||
| Â | Maximum | 114.01 | 107.91 | ||
Fast food restaurants (number per 100,000 people) | Minimum | 5.91 | 5.31 | ||
| Â | Mean | 66.41 | 71.31 | ||
| Â | Maximum | 715.61 | 12091 | ||
Number of medical doctors per 1,000 population | Minimum | 01 | 01 | ||
| Â | Mean | 27.61 | 27.71 | ||
| Â | Maximum | 369.91 | 370.01 | ||
Number of dentists per 1,000 population | Minimum | 01 | 01 | ||
| Â | Mean | 31.91 | 31.71 | ||
| Â | Maximum | 396.11 | 396.21 | ||