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State-Level Household Energy Insecurity and Diabetes Prevalence Among US Adults, 2020
RESEARCH BRIEF — Volume 21 — August 29, 2024
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The highest prevalence of any household energy insecurity and diabetes prevalence was found mostly in southern states (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and West Virginia), as well as Indiana and Michigan. North central and northwestern states showed low diabetes prevalence and low energy insecurity.
Figure 1.
Bivariate map of the age-standardized percentage of any energy insecurity and diagnosed diabetes prevalence by US states, 2020. Note: Cutoffs for household energy insecurity and diabetes prevalence were established based on tertiles. Sources: 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) (6); 2020 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s US Diabetes Surveillance System.
The states with the lowest prevalence of ever receiving energy assistance and the highest diabetes prevalence were Indiana and southern states that include Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Other southeastern states had high diabetes prevalence and were in the middle tertile for receiving energy assistance.
Figure 2.
Bivariate map of the age-standardized percentage of ever receiving energy assistance and diagnosed diabetes prevalence by US states, 2020. Note: Cutoffs of ever receiving energy assistance and diabetes prevalence were established based on tertiles. Sources: 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) (6); 2020 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s US Diabetes Surveillance System.
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