Table 4 Superfund host versus non-host ratios for race/ethnicity and socioeconomic variables in different buffers
From: Spatial disparity in the distribution of superfund sites in South Carolina: an ecological study
Variable | Host | 0.5 Mile | 1.0 Mile | 5.0 Mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Percent* | Ratio (p-value)** | Ratio (p-value)** | Ratio (p-value)** |
Black | 30.2 | 0.99 (<0.0001) | 1.06 (<0.0001) | 1.05 (<0.0001) |
Non-White | 33.3 | 0.97 (<0.0001) | 1.04 (<0.0001) | 1.04 (<0.0001) |
White | 66.7 | 1.01 (<0.0001) | 0.98 (<0.0001) | 0.98 (<0.0001) |
Poverty | 14.8 | 1.04 (<0.0001) | 1.12 (<0.0001) | 1.11 (<0.0001) |
Owned Home | 73.1 | 1.13 (<0.0001) | 1.07 (<0.0001) | 1.02 (<0.0001) |
< HS Education | 25.7 | 1.20 (<0.0001) | 1.26 (<0.0001) | 1.21 (<0.0001) |
Homes Built Before 1950 | 12.0 | 0.99 (<0.0001) | 1.12 (<0.0001) | 1.21 (<0.0001) |
Unemployed | 3.6 | 0.90 (<0.0001) | 0.96 (<0.0001) | 0.99 (0.0807) |
Blacks in Poverty | 26.0 | 1.00 (0.2626) | 1.04 (<0.0001) | 1.05 (<0.0001) |
Whites in Poverty | 9.1 | 1.13 (<0.0001) | 1.19 (<0.0001) | 1.14 (<0.0001) |
Blacks < HS Education | 7.7 | 1.00 (0.8987) | 1.06 (<0.0001) | 1.04 (<0.0001) |
Whites < HS Education | 7.7 | 1.29 (<0.0001) | 1.32 (<0.0001) | 1.24 (<0.0001) |
Mean(SD) | ||||
Per Capita Income | 17739.5 (6500.5) | 0.96 (0.1657) | 0.91 (0.0019) | 0.91 (0.0007) |
Median HH Income | 35085.1 (11403.4) | 0.95 (0.2063) | 0.91 (0.0038) | 0.91 (0.0003) |