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Tony H Grubesic, Timothy C Matisziw
Background While the use of spatially referenced data for the analysis of epidemiological data is growing, issues associated with selecting the appropriate geographic unit of analysis are also emerging. A particularly problematic unit is the ZIP code. Lacking standardization and highly dynamic in structure, the use of…
Yujie Hu, Changzhen Wang, Ruiyang Li, Fahui Wang
Estimating a massive drive time matrix between locations is a practical but challenging task. The challenges include availability of reliable road network (including traffic) data, programming expertise, and access to high-performance computing resources. This research proposes a method for estimating a nationwide…
Anna Maekiniemi, Philipp Savakis, Kelly van Rossum, Jacky L. Snoep + 5 more
Clb2 is a conserved B-type cyclin essential for mitotic progression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, with expression tightly regulated at transcriptional and proteolytic levels. However, it remains unclear whether Clb2 protein synthesis is regulated and responsive to cell growth. Here, we show that CLB2 mRNA localizes to…
Alexander Muacevic, John R Adler, Karter Morris, Ashley Price + 8 more
Introduction When comparing surgical outcomes for individual physicians, it is important to note the multifactorial element of socioeconomic status (SES) in recovery complications. Area-based measures of SES, like residential zip codes, are often used in risk-adjustment models. In this study, we sought to determine if…
Ethan M Berke, Xun Shi
Background Travel time is an important metric of geographic access to health care. We compared strategies of estimating travel times when only subject ZIP code data were available. Results Using simulated data from New Hampshire and Arizona, we estimated travel times to nearest cancer centers by using: 1) geometric…
Jacob Bor, Sabrina A. Assoumou, Kevin Lane, Yareliz Diaz + 3 more
Census tract-level ACS 5-year estimates for 2019 were obtained for race/ethnicity (B03002), median household income (B19001), educational attainment (B15003), and occupation (S2404). Essential workers were defined based on definitions developed by the American Civil Liberties Union, which identified those job types…
Scott W. Hegerty
Milwaukee's 53206 ZIP code, located on the city's near North Side, has drawn considerable attention for its poverty and incarceration rates, as well as for its large proportion of vacant properties. As a result, it has benefited from targeted policies at the city level. Keeping in mind that ZIP codes are often not the…
Ariana N. Gobaud, Christina A. Mehranbod, Beidi Dong, James Dodington + 1 more
Background Homicide is a major cause of death and contributes to health disparities in the United States. This burden overwhelmingly affects people from racial and ethnic minority populations as homicide occurs more often in neighborhoods with high proportions of racial and ethnic minority residents. Research has…
Alex Dahlen, Vivek Charu
Healthcare claims databases that aggregate claims from multiple commercial insurers are increasingly being used to generate real-world evidence. These databases represent a non-random sample of the underlying population, but often little attention is paid to the inherent sampling bias within the data, and how it might…
Rose Gabert, Blake Thomson, Emmanuela Gakidou, Gregory Roth + 1 more
Out of a total population of 1.48 million people aged 18-74 living in 120 zip code areas, 63,053 (4.3%) were identified in our data as having received regular primary care for diabetes in 2013. The median prevalence for a diabetic receiving care within each zip code area was 4.1%, (interquartile range (IQR) 3.1-4.8%)…
Gabriele Borg, Diego Gentile Passaro, Santiago Hermo
The recent rise of sub-national minimum wage (MW) policies in the US has resulted in significant dispersion of MW levels within urban areas. In this paper, we study the spillover effects of these policies on local rental markets through commuting. To do so, for each USPS ZIP code we construct a "workplace" MW measure…
Jiafeng Chen, Edward L. Glaeser, David Wessel
Will the Opportunity Zones (OZ) program, America's largest new place-based policy in decades, generate neighborhood change? We compare single-family housing price growth in OZs with price growth in areas that were eligible but not included in the program. We also compare OZs to their nearest geographic neighbors. Our…