Validity of Area-Based Social Risk Indices Used at Higher-Level Geographies and Clinic Locations

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Assesses the suitability of the Reproducible Area Deprivation Index (ReADI, Social Deprivation Index (SDI), and Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) for correctly representing patient risk and health outcomes at 5 geographic levels for both patient and clinic addresses. Discusses the usefulness of the social risk indices for researchers lacking small area location data.

Nathaniel Hendrix, Nicole Gladish, Neil S. Kamdar, David H. Rehkopf

JAMA Network Open, 9(6)

06/2026

County-by-county data · Health disparities · Research methods and resources · Statistics and data