Table 1 Neighborhood-level characteristics
Prevalence Measures | |
Disability | Percent of people of all ages living within a census tract who have disability [33] |
Arthritis | Percent of adults age 18 and over who have been told by a healthcare provider they have arthritis within a census tract or ZIP Code Tabulation Area [34] |
Obesity | Percent of adults with a BMI of at least 30 kg/m2 [34] |
Mental Health | Poor mental health is reported as the percent of adults age 18 and over living within a census tract or ZIP Code Tabulation Area who reported, at the time of the survey, their mental health was not good for 14 days or more of the past 30 days [34] |
Physical Health | Physical health is reported as the percent of adults age 18 and over living within a census tract or ZIP Code Tabulation Area who reported, at the time of survey, their physical health was not good for 14 days or more of the past 30 days [34] |
Physical inactivity | Percent of adults who answered “no” to the question, “During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?” [34] |
Neighborhood Indices | |
Healthy Places Index | Combines 25 community characteristics that predict life expectancy and influence health [35] |