{ "culture": "en-US", "name": "", "guid": "", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "Delaware's state level block groups from EPA's EJ Screen Data", "description": "
An EJ index combines demographic factors with a single environmental factor. For example, the EJ index for traffic is a combination of the following populations residing in the Census block group:<\/SPAN><\/P> The traffic indicator<\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI> The low-income population<\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI> The people of color populations<\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI><\/UL> Note that an EJ index does not combine various environmental factors into a cumulative score -- each environmental indicator has its own EJ index.<\/SPAN><\/P> EJ index = (The Environmental Indicator Percentile for Block Group)(Demographic Index for Block Group)<\/SPAN><\/P> The EJ index is higher in block groups with large numbers of mainly low-income and/or people of color residents with a higher environmental indicator value.<\/SPAN><\/P>