Table 1

SES Index. Rotated Component Matrix from the principal component analysis of socioeconomic status (SES) variables.


Component


SES Variables
Wealth SES
Poverty SES

Percent Unemployed b
0.099
0.932
Median Income a
0.895
-0.294
Median Rent a
0.923
-0.037
Median House Value a
0.835
-0.264
Percent Working Class b
-0.405
0.671
Percent with a High School Diploma a
0.919
-0.081
Percent Below the Poverty Level b
-0.269
0.828

aRepresented more in the first component. bRepresented more in the second component.

Joseph Sheehan et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2004 3:17   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-3-17