COI 2.0 component indicators - Z-scores
Data Dictionary
Column | Type | Label | Description |
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geoid | text | 2010 census tract FIPS codes | |
year | numeric | Year of observation (2010 or 2015) | |
in100 | numeric | In one of the 100 largest metro areas | This variable is equal to 1 if the census tract is located in one of the 100 largest metro areas (as of 2015), zero if located in a metro- or micropolitan area that does not belong to the 100 largest metro areas, and blank if it is located outside a metro- or micropolitan area. |
msaid15 | text | Metro/Micro Area (2015) FIPS Code | |
msaname15 | text | Metro/Micro Area (2015) Name | |
countyfips | text | County FIPS Code | |
statefips | text | State FIPS Code | |
stateusps | text | State USPS Code | |
pop | numeric | Number of children aged 0-17, ACS (2008-12 for 2010, 2013-17 for 2015) | |
zED_APENR | numeric | Advanced Placement course enrollment | Ratio of students enrolled in at least one AP course to the number of 11th and 12th graders, transformed to z-scores. |
zED_ATTAIN | numeric | Adult educational attainment | Percentage adults ages 25 and over with a college degree or higher, transformed to z-scores. |
zED_COLLEGE | numeric | College enrollment in nearby institutions | Percentage 18-24 year-olds enrolled in college within 25-mile radius, transformed to z-scores. |
zED_ECENROL | numeric | Early childhood education enrollment | Percentage 3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in nursery school, preschool or kindergarten, transformed to z-scores. |
zED_HSGRAD | numeric | High school graduation rate | Percentage ninth graders graduating from high school on time, transformed to z-scores. |
zED_MATH | numeric | Third grade math proficiency | Percentage third graders scoring proficient on standardized math tests, converted to NAEP scale score points, transformed to z-scores. |
zED_READING | numeric | Third grade reading proficiency | Percentage third graders scoring proficient on standardized reading tests, converted to NAEP scale score points, transformed to z-scores. |
zED_SCHPOV | numeric | School poverty | Percentage students in elementary schools eligible for free or reduced-price lunches, transformed to z-scores and multiplied by -1. |
zED_TEACHXP | numeric | Teacher experience | Percentage teachers in their first and second year, transformed to z-scores and multiplied by -1. |
zED_PRXECE | numeric | Early childhood education centers | Number of ECE centers within a 5-mile radius, converted to natural log units, transformed to z-scores. |
zED_PRXHQECE | numeric | High-quality early childhood education centers | Number of NAEYC accredited centers within a 5-mile radius, converted to natural log units, transformed to z-scores. |
zHE_FOOD | numeric | Access to healthy food | Percentage households without a car located further than a half-mile from the nearest supermarket, transformed to z-scores and multiplied by -1. |
zHE_GREEN | numeric | Access to green space | Percentage impenetrable surface areas such as rooftops, roads or parking lots, transformed to z-scores and multiplied by -1. |
zHE_HEAT | numeric | Extreme heat exposure | Summer days with maximum temperature above 90F, transformed to z-scores and multiplied by -1. |
zHE_HLTHINS | numeric | Health insurance coverage | Percentage individuals ages 0-64 with health insurance coverage, transformed to z-scores. |
zHE_OZONE | numeric | Ozone concentration | Mean estimated 8-hour average ozone concentration, transformed to z-scores and multiplied by -1. |
zHE_PM25 | numeric | Airborne microparticles | Mean estimated microparticle (PM2.5) concentration, transformed to z-scores and multiplied by -1. |
zHE_VACANCY | numeric | Housing vacancy rate | Percentage housing units that are vacant, transformed to z-scores and multiplied by -1. |
zHE_WALK | numeric | Walkability | EPA Walkability Index, transformed to z-scores. |
zHE_SUPRFND | numeric | Hazardous waste dump sites | Average number of Superfund sites within a 2-mile radius, converted to natural log units, transformed to z-scores and multiplied by -1. |
zHE_RSEI | numeric | Industrial pollutants in air, water or soil | Index of toxic chemicals released by industrial facilities, converted to natural log units, transformed to z-scores and multiplied by -1. |
zSE_POVRATE | text | ||
zSE_PUBLIC | text | ||
zSE_HOME | text | ||
zSE_OCC | text | ||
zSE_MHE | text | ||
zSE_EMPRAT | numeric | Employment rate | Percentage adults ages 25-54 who are employed, transformed to z-scores. |
zSE_JOBPROX | numeric | Commute duration | Percentage workers commuting more than one hour one way, transformed to z-scores and multiplied by -1. |
zSE_SINGLE | numeric | Single-headed households | Percentage family households that are single-parent headed, transformed to z-scores and multiplied by -1. |
zSE_ECRES | numeric | Economic resource index | Economic resource index, combines poverty rate, public assistance rate, homeownership rate, high skill employment, and median household income, transformed to z-scores. |