Table 3 Chi-square assessment of sociodemographic disparities in the distribution of superfund sites (Host Versus Non-Host Tracts)

Percent (%)

Black

30.2

28.8

1.05

<0.0001

Non-White

33.3

32.2

1.04

<0.0001

White

66.7

67.8

0.98

<0.0001

Poverty

14.8

13.4

1.10

<0.0001

Homeowners

73.1

71.4

1.02

<0.0001

< HS Education

25.7

21.4

1.20

<0.0001

Homes Built Before 1950

12.0

9.9

1.21

<0.0001

Unemployed

3.6

3.7

0.99

0.0230

Blacks in Poverty

26.9

25.5

1.06

<0.0001

Whites in Poverty

9.1

8.0

1.13

<0.0001

Blacks with < HS Education

7.7

7.5

1.03

<0.0001

Whites with < HS Education

7.7

6.3

1.23

<0.0001

Mean (SD)

Per Capita Income

17739.5 (6500.5)

19371.7 (8157.7)

0.92

0.0012

Median HH Income

35085.1 (11403.4)

38446.5 (16526.8)

0.91

0.0005