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Table 3 Percentage of census areas (counties) having ‘High Reliability’ (M, CV 12–40 %) and ‘Low Reliability’ (L, >40 %) Coefficient of Variation (CV), annual, 3 years and 5-years American Community Survey (ACS) data cycles (95 % confidence level)

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

 

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

 

n

H

M

L

n

H

M

L

n

H

M

L

n

H

M

L

n

H

M

L

n

H

M

L

n

H

M

L

n

H

M

L

Annual ACS data cycle

                                

% US residency less than 1 year

746

1.7

35.9

62.3

745

1.6

36.0

62.4

449

1.7

33.8

64.5

751

1.5

29.7

68.8

767

1.3

33.0

65.7

775

1.3

33.4

65.3

786

2.4

36.3

61.3

791

1.8

36.5

61.7

% college/postgraduate degree

780

99.0

1.0

0.0

787

98.7

1.3

0.0

788

98.9

1.1

0.0

788

99.1

0.9

0.0

803

98.6

1.4

0.0

809

98.6

1.4

0.0

811

99.6

0.4

0.0

812

99.6

0.4

0.0

% high school graduates

780

100.0

0.0

0.0

787

99.6

0.4

0.0

788

99.5

0.5

0.0

788

99.9

0.1

0.0

807

99.8

0.3

0.0

809

99.5

0.5

0.0

811

99.8

0.3

0.0

812

99.5

0.5

0.0

% African American

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

*

*

*

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

% Hispanic

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

*

*

*

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

% non-white

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

*

*

*

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Gini coefficient

783

99.7

0.3

0.0

788

99.6

0.4

0.0

790

99.8

0.3

0.0

792

99.8

0.3

0.0

807

99.9

0.1

0.0

811

99.5

0.5

0.0

814

99.6

0.4

0.0

817

99.9

0.1

0.0

Median household income

783

99.9

0.1

0.0

788

99.9

0.1

0.0

790

99.9

0.9

0.0

792

99.2

0.8

0.0

807

99.5

0.5

0.0

811

99.1

0.9

0.0

814

99.3

0.7

0.0

817

99.3

0.7

0.0

% Unemployment

776

30.2

69.9

0.0

780

29.1

70.9

0.0

780

28.0

71.8

0.3

792

41.5

58.5

0.0

807

45.2

54.8

0.0

807

39.7

60.4

0.0

813

42.8

57.2

0.0

813

35.9

63.7

0.4

Country population

783

100.0

0.0

0.0

780

100.0

0.0

0.0

789

100.0

0.0

0.0

790

100.0

0.0

0.0

807

100.0

0.0

0.0

810

100.0

0.0

0.0

813

100.0

0.0

0.0

816

100.0

0.0

0.0

3-year ACS data cylce

                                

% US residency less than 1 year

*

*

*

*

1698

3.1

31.4

65.6

1711

1.1

18.6

80.3

1702

3.4

31.0

65.6

1696

3.5

30.6

65.9

1721

3.5

30.7

65.8

1728

3.8

32.2

63.9

1745

3.8

32.8

63.4

% college/postgraduate degree

*

*

*

*

1799

95.1

5.0

0.0

1803

95.3

4.7

0.0

1808

96.0

4.0

0.0

1831

96.8

3.2

0.0

1828

97.3

2.7

0.0

1826

98.1

1.9

0.0

1824

99.7

0.3

0.0

% high school graduates

*

*

*

*

1799

99.8

0.2

0.0

1803

99.7

0.3

0.0

1808

99.7

0.3

0.0

1831

99.8

0.2

0.0

1828

99.9

0.1

0.0

1826

99.8

0.2

0.0

1824

99.7

0.3

0.0

% African American

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

% Hispanic

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

% non-white

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Gini coefficient

*

*

*

*

1817

99.9

0.1

0.0

1822

99.8

0.2

0.0

1823

99.8

0.2

0.0

1843

99.8

0.2

0.0

1844

99.8

0.2

0.0

1846

99.8

0.2

0.0

1847

100.0

0.0

0.0

Median household income

*

*

*

*

1817

99.2

0.8

0.0

1822

99.3

0.7

0.0

1823

99.3

0.7

0.0

1843

99.2

0.8

0.0

1844

99.3

0.7

0.0

1846

99.4

0.6

0.0

1847

99.3

0.7

0.0

% Unemployment

*

*

*

*

1788

35.1

63.7

1.2

1806

40.5

58.4

1.2

1841

52.8

47.1

0.1

1832

46.7

52.4

1.0

1841

52.8

47.1

0.1

1844

54.2

45.7

0.2

1842

52.5

47.4

0.1

Country population

*

*

*

*

1804

100.0

0.0

0.0

1809

100.0

0.0

0.0

1811

100.0

0.0

0.0

1832

100.0

0.0

0.0

1835

100.0

0.0

0.0

1834

100.0

0.0

0.0

1833

100.0

0.0

0.0

5-year ACS data cycle

                                

% US residency less than 1 year

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

2691

4.9

30.4

64.7

2686

4.1

27.3

68.6

2745

4.4

26.8

68.7

2744

4.2

28.5

67.3

2748

5.2

31.3

63.5

% college/postgraduate degree

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

3103

88.9

13.1

0.0

3100

87.1

12.9

0.1

3108

88.3

11.7

0.1

3109

90.0

10.0

0.0

3103

91.4

8.5

0.1

% high school graduates

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

3104

96.8

3.0

0.1

3099

96.8

3.1

0.1

3109

96.9

3.0

0.1

3110

97.0

2.9

0.0

3105

97.2

2.8

0.0

% African American

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

% Hispanic

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

% non-white

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Gini coefficient

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

1823

100

0

0

3143

98.8

1.2

0.0

3143

98.8

1.1

0.0

3143

98.8

1.2

0.0

3143

98.8

1.2

0.0

Median household income

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

3143

95.4

4.6

0.1

3143

95.3

4.7

0.0

3143

95.2

4.7

0.1

3143

95.3

4.7

0.0

3143

95.9

4.1

0.0

% Unemployment

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

3132

35.6

56.3

8.1

3131

39.3

54.1

6.6

3133

42.2

51.8

6.0

3136

44.5

50.0

5.4

3139

47.0

48.2

4.8

Country population

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

3096

99.1

0.9

0.0

3097

99.0

0.9

0.0

3111

99.1

0.8

0.0

3121

99.2

0.8

0.0

3116

99.4

0.6

0.0

  1. --estimate not compared because the estimate is controlled
  2. *ACS data cycle not available