Domain
Social Sciences
Abstract
This study explores sociological explanations for Covid-19 incidence rates among Kentucky Counties. The authors examine how incidence rates varied pre/post-Omicron variant based on a county’s educational attainment, poverty rates, political perspective, health status, and place status (Appalachian status, metropolitan status). The authors discovered that none of these variables effectively explained differences in county level Covid-19 rates before Omicron. However, once Omicron became the prevalent variant in Kentucky, metropolitan status, Appalachian status, two measures of poverty rates, political perspective, and three measure of educational attainment all predicted differences in mean Covid-19 incidence rates.
Mentor Name
James N. Maples
Mentor Email
james.maples@eku.edu
Recommended Citation
Cooper, Sarah and Maples, James N.
(2023)
"Sociological Explanations of Coronavirus Incidence Rates in Kentucky Counties,"
Kentucky Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship: Vol. 6:
Iss.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://encompass.eku.edu/kjus/vol6/iss1/7