Description

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed a Social Vulnerability Index (SDI).


Source of data: U.S. Census

 

Outcome: overall vulnerability of a community following a disaster

 

Components:

(A) socioeconomic status

(B) household composition and disability

(C) minority status and language

(D) housing and transportation

 

(A) Socioeconomic status:

(1) percent of individuals below poverty level

(2) percent unemployed

(3) per capita income

(4) percent with no high school diploma

 

(B) Household composition and disability:

(1) percent age >= 65 years

(2) percent age <= 17 years

(3) percent with disability AND age > 5 years

(4) percent single parent household with children under 18 years

 

(C) Minority status and language:

(1) percent minority

(2) percent speaks English "less than well"

 

(D) Housing and transportation:

(1) percent living in multi-unit structures

(2) percent living in mobile homes

(3) crowding

(4) percent of households with no vehicle available

(5) percent in group quarters (prisons, nursing homes, college dormitories, etc)


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