Table 1

 Descriptive statistics (4817 observations)

VariableMeanSD
Dependent variables
    Poor health12.2%
    Depressed11.6%
Hypothesised ecological causal variables
    State social capital index−0.240.20
    State generosity−0.011.00
Local income inequality
    County log per cent rich1.950.63
Ecological confounders
    County log unskilled wage9.510.25
    County/state housing affordability index69.6913.68
    County crime rate4.312.16
    County unemployment rate4.452.74
    County log per cent black−2.621.46
    County log per cent Hispanic−2.871.34
    County log mean income10.810.28
    County log mean years of education12.930.80
    County psych services index−0.060.63
    County health services index1.630.17