Mapping Health Fragility and Vulnerability in Air Pollution–Monitoring Networks in Dallas–Fort Worth
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Scale | Not Covered = Outside Spatial Scale | Covered = Inside Spatial Scale | ||
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Variable | Description | Variable | Description | |
4 km | – | not significant | – | not significant |
6 km | E_MOBILE ** | Mobile homes | E_PCI * | Per capita income |
E_LIMENG * | Speaks English “less than well” | |||
E_MUNIT * | Multiunit structures | |||
E_CROWD * | Crowding | |||
10 km | E_POV * | Below Poverty | E_PCI ** | Per capita income |
E_NOHSDP * | No High School Diploma | E_MUNIT ** | Multiunit structures | |
E_AGE65 ** | Aged 65 or Older | |||
E_AGE17 * | Aged 17 or Younger | |||
E_DISABL ** | Older than Age 5 with a Disability | |||
E_SNGPNT * | Single-Parent Households | |||
E_MOBILE ** | Mobile Homes | |||
20 km | E_POV * | Below Poverty | E_PCI ** | Per capita income |
E_NOHSDP ** | No High School Diploma | E_MUNIT ** | Multiunit structures | |
E_AGE65 ** | Aged 65 or Older | E_NOVEH * | No Vehicle | |
E_AGE17 ** | Aged 17 or Younger | |||
E_DISABL ** | Older than Age 5 with a Disability | |||
E_SNGPNT * | Single-Parent Households | |||
E_MOBILE ** | Mobile Homes |
Variable | Description | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | |
---|---|---|---|
– | 10 km | 20 km | |
F_POV | Below Poverty | 0.563 (0.288–1.101) | 0.619 (0.142–2.694) |
F_UNEMP | Unemployment | 0.847 (0.485–1.481) | 0.585 (0.169–2.024) |
F_PCI | Per Capita Income | 1.753 (0.913–3.3640) | 1.138 (0.377–3.437) |
F_NOHSDP | No High School Diploma | 0.958 (0.541–1.697) | 1.715 (0.638–4.613) |
F_AGE65 | Aged 65 or Older | 0.955 (0.576–1.583) | 0.841 (0.304–2.326) |
F_AGE17 | Aged 17 or Younger | 1.018 (0.679–1.528) | 2.177 (1.159–4.092) |
F_DISABL | Older than Age 5 with a Disability | 0.717 (0.302–1.700) | 2.189 (0.498–9.628) |
F_SNGPNT | Single-Parent Households | 1.886 (1.242–2.863) | 2.094 (1.066–4.117) |
F_MINRTY | Minority Status | 0.939 (0.524–1.682) | 0.493 (0.142–1.711) |
F_LIMENG | Speaks English “Less Than Well” | 0.521 (0.292–0.931) | 0.762 (0.259–2.242) |
F_MUNIT | Multiunit Structures | 0.392 (0.281–0.548) | 0.130 (0.037–0.457) |
F_MOBILE | Mobile Homes | 4.831 (2.500–9.338) | 8.066 (4.390–14.820) |
F_CROWD | Crowding | 0.972 (0.609–1.549) | 0.453 (0.174–1.176) |
F_NOVEH | No Vehicle | 1.467 (0.885–2.432) | 0.367 (0.091–1.479) |
F_GROUPQ | Group Quarters | 0.723 (0.432–1.209) | 2.593 (1.224–5.493) |
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Northeim, K.; Oppong, J.R. Mapping Health Fragility and Vulnerability in Air Pollution–Monitoring Networks in Dallas–Fort Worth. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 1807. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031807
Northeim K, Oppong JR. Mapping Health Fragility and Vulnerability in Air Pollution–Monitoring Networks in Dallas–Fort Worth. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(3):1807. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031807
Chicago/Turabian StyleNortheim, Kari, and Joseph R. Oppong. 2023. "Mapping Health Fragility and Vulnerability in Air Pollution–Monitoring Networks in Dallas–Fort Worth" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 3: 1807. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031807