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Table 1 Socioeconomic construct description built from the American Community Survey annual and multi-year estimates. File names for calculation based on 2013 ACS data file headings

From: Reliability of the American Community Survey for unintentional drowning and submersion injury surveillance: a comprehensive assessment of 10 socioeconomic indicators derived from the 2006–2013 annual and multi-year data cycles

Construct

Definition

ACS data file

Calculation

% US residency less than 1 years

Percent of population living abroad one year ago

DP02

Abroad [HC01_VC126] / Population 1 year and over [HC01_VC119]

% College/postgraduate degree

Percent of persons, age 25 years and older, with an associate’s, bachelor’s, graduate or professional degree

DP02

(Associate’s degree [HC01_VC90] + bachelor’s degree [HC01_VC91] + graduate or professional degree [HC01_VC92])/Population 25 years and over [HC01_VC85]

% High school graduates

Percent of population, age 25 years and older, with a high school diploma

DP02

High school graduate (included equivalency) [HC01_VC88]/Population 25 years and over [HC01_VC85]

% Black

Percent of black or African American population

DP05

Black of African American [HC01_VC79] / Total population – race alone or in combination with any other [HC01_VC77]

% Hispanic

Percent of Hispanic or Latino population

DP05

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) [HC01_VC88]/Total population [HC01_VC87]

% Non-white

Percent of non-white population

DP05

(Total population – race alone or in combination with any other [HC01_VC77]– White [HC01_VC78]) / Total population – race alone or in combination with any other [HC01_VC77]

Gini coefficient

A measure of income inequality, reflects the distribution of income (2011 ACS calculations)

B19083

Gini index [HD01_VD01]

Median household income

Median household income (dollars)

DP03

Median household income [HC01_VC85]

% Unemployment

Percent of population, 16 years and older, in the labor force and unemployed

DP03

In the labor force - Unemployed [HC01_VC07]/Employment status [HC01_VC04]

County population

Total population of the county

DP05

(Male [HC01_VC04] + Female [HC01_VC05])