{ "culture": "en-US", "name": "", "guid": "", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "Delaware's state level block groups from EPA's EJ Screen Data", "description": "
The supplemental indexes offer a different perspective on community-level vulnerability. The supplemental indexes use the same EJScreen methodology but incorporate a five-factor supplemental demographic index (as opposed to the two factor demographic index which averages low income and people of color populations). The supplemental demographic index averages: <\/SPAN><\/P> % Low Income <\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI> % Unemployed <\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI> % Limited English Speaking<\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI> % Less than High School Education<\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI> Low Life Expectancy<\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI><\/UL> The supplemental demographic index is then combined with a single environmental indicator, to display areas with the highest intersection between these socioeconomic factors and the environmental indicator. <\/SPAN><\/P> Supplemental Index = (The Environmental Indicator Percentile for Block Group)(Supplemental Demographic Index for Block Group)<\/SPAN><\/P> The supplemental indexes provide flexibility in the ways the data can be considered within EJScreen. They also increase EJScreen\u2019s functionality and may be more relevant for use in certain situations, such as awarding grants.<\/SPAN><\/P>