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Table 2 Mean distance to TRI facilities by quartiles for various sociodemographic measures in Maryland (2010 census)

From: Being overburdened and medically underserved: assessment of this double disparity for populations in the state of Maryland

Sociodemographic measures

Q1 (km)

Q2 (km)

Q3 (km)

Q4 (km)

Q4/Q1

% Hispanic

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.6

0.8

% Non-white

2.5

1.7

1.4

1.5

0.6

% Poverty

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.1

0.5

% Unemployment

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.3

0.6

% < HS education

2.3

2.2

1.7

1

0.4

% Homeownership

1.2

1.3

2

2.7

2.3

% Homes built pre-1950

2

2.2

1.8

1.1

0.6

Diversity index

2.2

2

1.4

1.4

0.6

Median HH income

1.1

1.5

1.9

2.6

2.4