Table 2 |
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Census-tract level population characteristics in NYS exclusive of NYC, 1990 and 2000 |
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1990 census |
2000 census |
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Characteristics |
Mean (Median) |
SDa |
Mean (Median) |
SDa |
Difference In Mean |
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Population size |
4,044 |
1,541 |
4,165 |
1,697 |
121 |
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(3,967) |
(4,014) |
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Female-headed families, % |
15.5 (12.0) |
11.1 |
17.8 (13.6) |
12.3 |
2.3 |
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Male, % |
48.4 (48.5) |
3.21 |
48.6 (48.6) |
3.40 |
0.2 |
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Non-Hispanic white, % |
87.0 (94.4) |
20.0 |
81.7 (91.2) |
23.1 |
-5.3 |
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Non-Hispanic African-American, % |
7.20 (1.25) |
16.5 |
9.01 (1.98) |
17.4 |
1.8 |
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Hispanic, % |
3.73 (1.75) |
6.36 |
6.07 (2.88) |
9.32 |
2.3 |
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15–44 age group, % |
46.0 (45.1) |
6.76 |
41.8 (40.9) |
7.26 |
-4.2 |
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Never married, % |
27.8 (25.3) |
9.30 |
27.8 (24.8) |
9.50 |
0 |
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Foreign born population, % |
6.99 (5.17) |
6.45 |
8.54 (5.64) |
8.65 |
1.5 |
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Unemployment rate, % |
5.98 (4.99) |
3.80 |
5.79 (4.48) |
4.90 |
-0.1 |
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Working class, % |
61.1 (62.3) |
9.57 |
56.2 (57.3) |
10.8 |
-4.9 |
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High school dropout rate, % |
8.95 (6.78) |
9.10 |
7.96 (5.47) |
9.38 |
-1.0 |
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Below a high school degree, % |
21.6 (20.4) |
10.7 |
16.9 (15.2) |
10.0 |
-4.7 |
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Per capita income (1999 $) |
21,203 |
10,027 |
23,448 |
11,008 |
2,245 |
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(18,997) |
(20,911) |
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Median family income (1999 $) |
56,871 |
24,093 |
58,741 |
26,571 |
1,870 |
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(52,871) |
(53,391) |
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Median household income (1999 $) |
48,571 |
24,731 |
50,846 |
24,799 |
2,275 |
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(42,907) |
(45,703) |
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Gini coefficient |
0.3790 |
0.0525 |
0.4050 |
0.0584 |
0.026 |
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(0.3746) |
(0.3984) |
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Individuals below poverty, % |
9.67 (6.21) |
10.0 |
11.0 (7.52) |
10.5 |
1.3 |
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Families below poverty, % |
7.19 (4.21) |
8.74 |
8.30 (5.17) |
9.30 |
1.1 |
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Household below poverty, % |
9.59 (6.66) |
9.49 |
10.5 (7.42) |
9.80 |
0.9 |
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Household with interest, dividend, and rental income, % |
47.6 (48.1) |
14.0 |
41.3 (41.4) |
14.3 |
-6.3 |
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Home ownership, % |
69.5 (76.0) |
21.1 |
69.3 (75.9) |
21.7 |
-0.2 |
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Median house value, 1999 $ |
159,255 |
116,794 |
145,779 |
117,774 |
-13,476 |
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(117,061) |
(102,450) |
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Vacant housing units, % |
8.89 (5.05) |
11.2 |
9.11 (5.27) |
10.7 |
0.2 |
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House crowding, % |
2.19 (1.29) |
3.39 |
2.77 (1.55) |
4.08 |
0.6 |
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aSD: standard deviation. |
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Du et al. Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations 2007 4:6 doi:10.1186/1742-5573-4-6 |
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