dep_index

Using

If my_address_file_geocoded.csv is a file in the current working directory with coordinate columns named lat and lon, then the DeGAUSS command:

docker run --rm -v $PWD:/tmp ghcr.io/degauss-org/dep_index:0.2.2 my_address_file_geocoded.csv

will produce my_address_file_geocoded_dep_index_0.2.2.csv with added columns:

• fips_tract_id: 2010 census tract identifier

• 2018 American Community Survey variables:

  • fraction_assisted_income: fraction of households receiving public assistance income or food stamps or SNAP in the past 12 months
  • fraction_high_school_edu: fraction of population 25 and older with educational attainment of at least high school graduation (includes GED equivalency)
  • median_income: median household income in the past 12 months in 2018 inflation-adjusted dollars
  • fraction_no_health_ins: fraction of poulation with no health insurance coverage
  • fraction_poverty: fraction of population with income in past 12 months below poverty level
  • fraction_vacant_housing: fraction of houses that are vacant

• dep_index: composite measure of the 6 variables above

Geomarker Methods

This container overlays the input latitude and longitude coordinates with 2010 census tracts, then joins with tract-level deprivation index data derived from the 2018 American Community Survey (ACS).

For more information on the deprivation index, please see the deprivation index page.

Geomarker Data

2010 tract shape files and 2018 deprivation index data are stored as versioned GitHub release assets

DeGAUSS Details

For detailed documentation on DeGAUSS, including general usage and installation, please see the DeGAUSS homepage.

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