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:0.2.1 my_address_file_geocoded.csv

will produce my_address_file_geocoded_dep_index_0.2.1.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 are stored at: s3://geomarker/geometries/tracts_2010_sf_5072.rds.
• 2018 deprivation index data is stored at: s3://geomarker/tract_dep_index_2018.rds and is also available for download at https://geomarker.io/dep_index/.

DeGAUSS Details

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