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Table 2 Summary statistics of demographic and health characteristics for the whole of PA, clusters, and non-clusters

From: Identification of spatio-temporal clusters of lung cancer cases in Pennsylvania, USA: 2010–2017

Variable

Whole PA

In a cluster

Not in a cluster

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Median Age

41.9 (9)

38.1 (10.9)

42.8 (7.8)

Percent Male

48.9 (4.1)

48 (4.9)

49.1 (3.8)

Percent African American

2.8 (10.2)

11 (47.6)

1.9 (6.0)

Percent Asian

0.9 (3.3)

1.3 (4.8)

0.9 (3.0)

Percent Hispanic

2.4 (4.6)

2.4 (2.5)

2.4 (4.7)

Per Capita Income (per 1000 USD)

26.6 (12.3)

24.4 (14.8)

27.4 (11.8)

Median Household Income (per 1000 USD)

51.7 (26.8)

41.9 (26.4)

54.3 (26.6)

Percent Poverty

10.9 (13.0)

18.3 (21.7)

9.5 (9.9)

Percent High School Graduate or less

50.3 (22.9)

50.4 (23.1)

50.3 (22.9)

Percent High School Graduate or higher

90.4 (8.1)

89.7 (10.6)

90.6 (7.5)

Percent Bachelor’s Degree or higher

22.5 (22.1)

21.1 (24.3)

23.1 (21.4)

Percent Graduate Degree

7.7 (9.8)

6.9 (10.7)

7.9 (9.3)

Total Population

3790 (2358)

3269 (2158)

3978 (2368)

Population Density (per sq. mile)

2303.3 (5435.2)

6496.1 (13,005.7)

1430.9 (3571.4)

Percent of poor mental health

14.8 (3.8)

15.8 (5.3)

14.5 (3.5)

Percent of poor physical health

13.0 (4.0)

13.6 (5.6)

12.9 (3.7)