The dataset of measures from the US EPA's National Walkability Index for South Carolina block groups specifically. The National Walkability Index considers features of the natural and built environment to determine community member's ability to walk in that block group and then gives each block group a score, with a higher score indicating a more walkable community. The processed dataset includes the block group GEOID, that index score and the block group geometry. The dataset is categorized as a Natural and Built Environment Determinant of Health.

sc_walkability_index

Format

A data frame with 3059 rows and 4 columns

GEOID

Census Block Group 12-digit FIPS Code (2018)

nt_wlk_in

National Walkability Index Score

tract_latitude

Latitude of the Census Tract Centroid

tract_longitude

Longitude of the Census Tract Centroid

Source

https://edg.epa.gov/metadata/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7B251AFDD9-23A7-4068-9B27-A3048A7E6012%7D