Socio-economic determinants of health in 2014 (a subset of the data used in Kolak et al. 2020) for census tracts in Chicago, IL. Source: Kolak, Marynia, Jay Bhatt, Yoon Hong Park, Norma A. Padrón, and Ayrin Molefe. 2020. “Quantification of Neighborhood-Level Social Determinants of Health in the Continental United States.” JAMA Network Open 3 (1): e1919928–28. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.19928.
- Observations = 791
- Variables = 51
- Years = 2014
Overview of data
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| OBJECTID | unique census tract identifier |
| Shape_Leng | perimeter |
| Shape_Area | area |
| TRACTCE10 | tract FIPS code |
| geoid10 | complete GEO ID code |
| commarea | community area code |
| ChildPvt14 | percent children in poverty (2014) |
| EP_CROWD | percent crowded housing (2014) |
| EP_UNINSUR | percent uninsured (2014) |
| EP_MINRTY | percent minority (2014) |
| Ovr6514P | percent population over 65 (2014) |
| EP_AGE17 | percent children and youth < 18 (2014) |
| EP_DISABL | percent with disability (2014) |
| EP_NOHSDP | percent without high school (2014) |
| EP_LIMENG | percent with limited English proficiency (2014) |
| EP_SNGPNT | percent single parent households (2014) |
| Pov14 | percent living in poverty (2014) |
| EP_PCI | per capita income (2014) |
| Unemp14 | unemployment rate (2014) |
| EP_NOVEH | percent households without a vehicle (2014) |
| FORCLRISK | foreclosure risk (2011) |
| HealthLit | health literacy index (2014) |
| CarC14P | percent commuting by car (2014) |
| CAR | indicator variable more than 50 percent car commute |
| NOCAR | indicator variable less than 50 percent car commute |
| CTA14P | percent public transit commuter (2014) |
| CTA | indicator variable more than 50 percent public transit commute |
| CmTm14 | average commute time (in minutes, 2014) |
| Undr514P | percent young children (under 5, 2014) |
| Wht14P | percent white (2014) |
| WHT50PCT | original white indicator variable |
| Wht | new white indicator variable (>= 50 percent) |
| Blk14P | percent black (2014) |
| BLCK50PCT | original black indicator variable |
| Blk | new black indicator variable (>=50 percent) |
| Hisp14P | percent hispanic (2014) |
| HISP50PCT | original hispanic indicator variable |
| Hisp | new hispanic indicator variable (>= 50 percent) |
| Pop2014 | population count (2014) |
| PDENS14 | population density (2014) |
| MEANMI_07 | supermarket cost distance in miles (2007) |
| MEANMI_11 | supermarket cost distance in miles (2011) |
| MEANMI_14 | supermarket cost distance in miles (2014) |
| FACHANGE | change in distance 2014-07 (positive is closer) |
| PCCRIMERT15 | property crime rate (2015) |
| VCRIMERT15 | violent crime rate (2015) |
| ForclRt | foreclosure rate (2014) |
| EP_MUNIT | percent multi-unit housing (2014) |
| EP_GROUPQ | institutionalized population (2014) |
| SchHP_MI | distance to high performance school (2012) |
| BrownF_MI | distance to nearest brownfield I(2012) |
Prepared by (Center for Spatial Data Science). Last updated Oct 11, 2023. Data provided “as is,” no warranties.