Research Article
The Mississippi Delta Cardiovascular Health Examination Survey: Study Design and Methods
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the Mississippi Delta region, Mississippi, and the United States.
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FPL: Federal Poverty Level. aData source: U.S. Census Bureau—2011 Census of Population. bData source: U.S. Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates for State and Counties. cData Source: 2006 National Center for Health Statistics Urban-Rural Classification Scheme for Counties. dCategories and classification rules: large central metro: central counties of MSAs of 1 million or more population; large fringe metro: counties in MSA of 1 million or more population that do not qualify as large central; medium metro: counties within MSAs of 250,000–999,999 population; small metro: counties within MSAS of 50,000 to 249,999 population; micropolitan: counties in micropolitan statistical area; noncore: counties not in micropolitan statistical area [4]. |