Table 1 Neighborhood epidemiologic, demographic, and socioeconomic characteristics (n = 74 neighborhoods).

From: A role for community-level socioeconomic indicators in targeting tuberculosis screening interventions

 

Median

Interquartile range

Range

Tuberculosis epidemiology

Historic case notification rates (annual cases per 100,000 population)

 Total

124

59–186

0–797

 Male

157

75–238

0–789

 Female

83

43–138

0–805

 < 15 years

23

0–43

0–149

 15–44 years

159

85–267

0–767

 > 44 years

81

35–163

0–2191

Characteristics of historic tuberculosis patients (percent with characteristic)

 Female

38

29–47

0–100

 < 15 years

6

0–11

0–20

 15–44 years

69

60–78

23–100

 > 44 years

20

11–26

0–55

 Prior tuberculosis episode

0

0–9

0–100

Demographics of residents

Population breakdown (percent of population in demographic group)

 Female

51

50–51

47–54

 < 15 years

27

24–29

20–38

 15–44 years

50

48–51

43–58

 > 44 years

23

20–27

13–36

Neighborhood population density (residents per km2)

 Population density

10,000

5273–14,767

1164–19,632

 Socioeconomic indicators

Infrastructure (percent of occupied residential buildings with each characteristic)

 Municipal water supply

89

77–94

10–98

 Informal or non-permanent structure

1

0–1

0–15

Crowding

 Individuals per residence

4.1

3.8–4.5

3.2–5.6

 Households per residence

1.0

1.0–1.1

0.9–1.2

Education and occupation (percent of population with characteristic)

 Completed only primary education

30

27–32

19–52

 Completed only secondary education

65

62–69

46–78

 Any post-secondary education

21

16–28

10–45

 Worked for pay in the past week

40

38–42

31–45

Product ownership (percent of households owning each item)

 Blender

78

72–83

60–91

 Cable

56

49–64

26–79

 Cellphone

91

90–94

82–98

 Computer

36

27–45

13–69

 Internet access

29

21–39

6–65

 Iron

66

57–73

41–88

 Landline

22

10–35

3–61

 Microwave

27

21–35

9–60

 Refrigerator

73

67–79

48–90

 Sound system

49

47–54

34–67

 Stove

98

97–98

90–100

 Television

93

89–94

80–97

 Vehicle

17

14–26

3–39

 Washing machine

44

36–53

18–74