Table 1

Components of the Social Vulnerability Index

Socioeconomic status

  • Below poverty.

  • Unemployed.

  • Income.

  • No high school diploma.

Household composition and disability

  • Age 65 years or older.

  • Age 17 years or younger.

  • Older than age 5 years with a disability.

Minority status and language

  • Minority.

  • Speak English ‘less than well’.

Housing type and transportation

  • Multiunit structures.

  • Mobile homes.

  • Crowding.

  • No vehicle.

  • Group quarters.