Dataset: The Health of Houston Survey 2018

Variable pumace10: Harris County Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

Literal Question

This variable was developed from several questions designed to identify the geographic area in which the respondent resides, in order to ensure their eligibility for this survey. Of particular importance were questions PHOU_2b and PHOU_3, which asked for the names of the street or nearest street corner of the respondent. Using these data, a geographic information system (GIS) program was used to 'geocode' or locate the PUMA in which the respondent lived. A list of the 38 PUMAs and their designations can be found in our metadata, in the section entitled Other Study Description Materials.

Descriptive Text

The variable identifies the Public Use Microdata Area in which a household is located. A Public Use Microdata Area, or PUMA, is a geographic unit used by the US Census to provide statistical and demographic information. Each PUMA must contain at least 100,000 people. In Harris County, there are 38 PUMAs. We found that the geographic areas identified by these PUMAs provide an excellent representation of Harris County neighborhoods and communities. The variable labels used here are the actual five-digit identifiers used by the US Census Bureau. A list of the 38 PUMAs and their designations can be found in our metadata, in the section entitled Other Study Description Materials. A map of these areas, with their community names, is also available in this section. More detailed information is available at the United States Census Bureau Website https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/guidance/geo-areas/pumas.html.

Values Categories N NW
1 04601 169 110,277.1
 2.4%
2 04602 179 146,170.9
 3.2%
3 04603 266 113,963.0
 2.5%
4 04604 288 118,687.4
 2.6%
5 04605 143 105,056.9
 2.3%
6 04606 159 139,429.7
 3.0%
7 04607 203 156,855.9
 3.4%
8 04608 106 88,367.4
 1.9%
9 04609 196 149,497.6
 3.3%
10 04610 147 107,417.4
 2.3%
11 04611 160 119,504.5
 2.6%
12 04612 164 105,742.3
 2.3%
13 04613 225 115,126.5
 2.5%
14 04614 153 118,992.2
 2.6%
15 04615 169 83,383.8
 1.8%
16 04616 204 114,524.8
 2.5%
17 04617 261 168,124.2
 3.7%
18 04618 161 113,775.9
 2.5%
19 04619 121 72,981.1
 1.6%
20 04620 225 127,540.3
 2.8%
21 04621 200 104,405.3
 2.3%
22 04622 123 88,027.7
 1.9%
23 04623 182 127,520.2
 2.8%
24 04624 182 140,714.1
 3.1%
25 04625 127 111,693.5
 2.4%
26 04626 171 131,382.7
 2.9%
27 04627 127 99,666.4
 2.2%
28 04628 233 148,592.3
 3.2%
29 04629 242 144,840.5
 3.2%
30 04630 153 132,767.6
 2.9%
31 04631 221 115,836.9
 2.5%
32 04632 264 168,903.9
 3.7%
33 04633 189 93,128.1
 2.0%
34 04634 151 103,928.0
 2.3%
35 04635 282 146,992.6
 3.2%
36 04636 246 141,950.4
 3.1%
37 04637 223 116,886.9
 2.5%
38 04638 195 103,385.2
 2.2%

Summary Statistics

Valid cases 7210 4596041.319
Missing cases 0 0.0
Standard deviation 11.312 11.07
This variable is numeric

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