Table 2 The youth racial/ethnic makeup of a census tract stratified by green space in the United States.

From: Exploring the role of green space in mitigating childhood opportunity across the U.S

 

Average percentage of children who are White (non-Hispanic) (SD)

Average percentage of children who are Black/African American (SD)

Average percentage of children who are Hispanic (SD)

NDVI in total census tract

 Low

26.72 (27.73)

8.85 (15.50)

45.62 (32.39)

 Moderate

35.19 (29.24)

14.84 (15.50)

34.45 (29.22)

 High

61.32 (29.40)

14.16 (23.07)

13.78 (17.86)

NDVI in developed land of census tract

 Low

22.58 (24.70)

8.69 (14.71)

50.28 (31.90)

 Moderate

35.35 (28.97)

14.70 (24.09)

35.03 (29.13)

 High

62.71 (28.92)

14.34 (23.20)

12.51 (16.23)

Tree canopy in total census tract (median value:15.77%)

 Below median

40.11 (31.57)

13.54 (23.32)

31.87 (29.34)

 Above median

61.59 (28.91)

14.87 (23.24)

12.58 (15.91)

Tree canopy in developed land of census tract (median value:16.52%)

 Below median

41.41 (31.94)

12.93 (22.69)

31.82 (29.45)

 Above median

60.66 (19.21)

15.66 (23.90)

12.74 (16.023)

Tree canopy in total census tract

 Below 30%

44.67 (31.87)

14.36 (23.74)

27.21 (27.61)

 Above 30%

65.58 (27.60)

13.85 (22.18)

10.37 (13.50)

Tree canopy in developed land of census tract

 Below 30%

47.53 (32.15)

14.58 (23.66)

25.12 (26.91)

 Above 30%

65.89 (27.18)

13.08 (21.91)

10.23 (13.11)

  1. SD: Standard deviation. Racial/Ethnic makeup is defined as the percentage of the youth population in a given census tract that identifies as a particular race or ethnicity.