Table 1.

Average Census Tract Poverty, Low Education, and Composite Social Deprivation, by Practice Site Service Areas

Practice CodeNumber of PatientsPercentage of Overall SystemAverage Community Characteristics, by 100% Practice Service Area
Poverty, % (SD)Low Education, % (SD)Social Deprivation Index (SD)
0317,46811.4%15.9% (12.1)10.6% (6.9)28.5 (27.1)
075,7423.8%14.6% (8.9)8.0% (5.2)26.5 (20.4)
121,8851.2%14.3% (8.9)8.1% (6.5)27.5 (21.7)
1024,61816.1%11.5% (9.8)7.0% (7.2)21.9 (20.5)
099,2396.0%11.4% (9.6)6.8% (5.6)20.4 (20.7)
0613,1918.6%11.3% (9.9)5.7% (6.4)21.5 (21.8)
0129,07419.0%11.3% (8.8)5.7% (5.2)19.0 (19.3)
0221,17413.9%10.6% (7.7)6.1% (5.7)19.7 (18.4)
113,2992.2%9.4% (8.4)5.0% (6.0)16.2 (20.5)
087,8435.1%7.1% (6.9)4.4% (4.1)11.2 (14.3)
0412,7338.3%6.8% (6.5)4.2% (4.2)11.8 (14.7)
056,6964.4%6.0% (6.3)3.8% (3.8)10.8 (13.5)
Overall system152,962100.0%11.0% (9.4)6.4% (6.1)19.9 (20.7)
  • For practice-level service areas, we included census tracts, in Virginia, with at least 5 patients. Cold spots are defined as those census tracts in the highest quartiles for poverty, low education, and composite social deprivation. Poverty is measured by the percentage earning less than 200% of the federal poverty level. Low education measured by the percentage without a high school diploma or General Education Development. The Social Deprivation Index is a composite measure of community material and social deprivation and is a score from 0 to 100.

  • SD, standard deviation.