Table 3 Regression model estimates for dispensary application scores across census tracts

Frac.

Logistic

Frac.

Logistic

Frac.

Logistic

Logistic

Logistic

Logistic

Independent variables

Marginal

Effect

[95% C.I.]

Marginal

Effect

[95% C.I.]

Marginal

Effect

[95% C.I.]

Odds

Ratio

[95% C.I.]

Odd

Ratio

[95% C.I.]

Odds

Ratio

[95% C.I.]

Continuous variables

Semi-elasticities: (ΔScore)/(%ΔX)

Odds Ratios: (ΔOdds)/(ΔX)

Population density(in thousands)

0.011**

[0.003, 0.018]

0.014**

[0.004, 0.024]

0.010*

[0.002, 0.017]

0.939

[0.867, 1.016]

1.048

[0.967, 1.135]

0.969

[0.882, 1.065]

Age dependency ratio x 100

–0.004

[–0.028, 0.020]

0.027

[–0.006, 0.059]

–0.007

[–0.034, 0.019]

0.995

[0.986, 1.003]

1.000

[0.991, 1.009]

1.009

[1.000, 1.019]

Socioeconomic vulnerability index

–0.013

[–0.030, 0.005]

–0.027*

[–0.048, − 0.005]

–0.005

[–0.023, 0.013]

1.008*

[1.002, 1.015]

1.002

[0.995, 1.009]

1.002

[0.995, 1.009]

% Retail industry employment

0.002

[–0.015, 0.020]

0.002

[–0.020, 0.025]

0.003

[–0.014, 0.020]

0.992

[0.962, 1.024]

0.998

[0.966, 1.031]

0.993

[0.959, 1.029]

Binary variables

Level-level effects: (ΔScore)/(ΔX)

Odds Ratios: (ΔOdds)/(ΔX)

Black or Hispanic majority (0,1)

0.005

[–0.021, 0.031]

0.028

[–0.005, 0.062]

–0.007

[–0.035, 0.021]

0.584

[0.319, 1.071]

0.450**

[0.227, 0.891]

0.655

[0.307, 1.401]

No racial or ethnic majority (0, 1)

0.032**

[0.010, 0.054]

0.046*

[0.009, 0.083]

0.020

[–0.004, 0.044]

0.448*

[0.189, 1.069]

0.890

[0.387, 2.045]

1.289

[0.518, 3.208]

K-12 public school (0,1)

–0.003

[–0.018, 0.013]

0.002

[–0.019, 0.022]

–0.002

[–0.018, 0.014]

0.891

[0.632, 1.256]

1.284

[0.899, 1.836]

1.039

[0.708, 1.524]

Wald χ²

24.77**

26.33**

14.80*

14.40*

8.25

8.74

p-value (Prob. > χ²)

0.001

0.000

0.039

0.045

0.311

0.272

Sample size

606

606

606

606

606

606