A spatial analyses of food insecurity and disability in the Southeast region of the United States

Figures & data

Table 1. Descriptive summary for health and physical environment variables by state.

Variable (mean value)	Alabama	Arkansas	Georgia	Louisiana	Mississippi	Tennessee	Total	Standard Deviation
Food Insecurity	17.2	18.2	14.9	16.5	19.3	14.4	16.5	3.4
Disability	19.0	20.1	16.0	16.2	18.2	19.1	17.9	4.0
Health-Oriented
Smoking	20.0	20.4	18.3	21.8	20.3	22.3	20.2	2.7
Obesity	37.4	36.0	34.5	37.3	38.2	33.8	35.8	5.2
Excessive Drinking	13.5	13.7	14.9	18.6	13.4	13.9	14.6	2.3
Physical Inactivity	31.7	34.4	30.9	31.1	33.9	30.0	31.8	5.3
Physical Environment-Oriented
Air Pollution	11.1	10.0	10.7	9.4	9.9	10.0	10.3	0.7
Severe Housing Cost Burden	13.8	13.7	16.0	13.9	15.5	13.2	14.6	3.2
Mobile Homes	21.3	17.3	21.3	20.8	20.7	17.1	20.1	9.8
No Vehicles	7.2	7.1	7.3	8.1	7.5	5.7	7.1	3.1
Rural Value	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.3
N (number of counties)	67	75	159	64	82	95	542

Note: All variables except air pollution and rural value are expressed as percentages.

Table 2. Local GWR regression results for Food Insecurity.

Variable	Mean	Standard Deviation	Minimum	Median	Maximum
Intercept	0.09	0.33	−0.53	0.17	0.52
Disability	0.25	0.08	0.08	0.27	0.41
Health-Oriented
Smoking	0.27	0.23	−0.28	0.34	0.55
Obesity	0.03	0.04	−0.06	0.02	0.13
Excessive Drinking	−0.24	0.12	−0.61	−0.23	−0.05
Physical Inactivity	0.03	0.05	−0.08	0.03	0.18
Physical Environment-Oriented
Air Pollution	0.00	0.11	−0.25	0.00	0.26
Severe Housing Cost Burden	0.18	0.08	0.03	0.16	0.38
Mobile Homes	0.08	0.07	−0.08	0.08	0.27
No Vehicles	0.23	0.09	0.09	0.22	0.46
Rural Value	−0.01	0.05	−0.10	0.00	0.11
N (number of counties)	542
R-squared	0.93
Adj. R-squared	0.91

Figure 1. GWR Estimates for No Vehicles.

GWR Estimates for Variables with Local Variation shows four maps (no vehicles) which depict variability in estimates across the study area.

Figure 2. GWR Estimates for Severe Housing Cost Burden.

GWR Estimates for Variables with Local Variation shows four maps (severe housing cost burden) which depict variability in estimates across the study area.

Figure 3. GWR Estimates for Mobile Homes.

GWR Estimates for Variables with Local Variation shows four maps (mobile homes) which depict variability in estimates across the study area.

Figure 4. GWR Estimates for Rural Value.

GWR Estimates for Variables with Local Variation shows four maps (rural value) which depict variability in estimates across the study area.

Data availability statement

The author will provide data for any reasonable request.