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Creation Date
Spring 2023
Major
Sociology, Forensic Science with Biology Concentration
Department
Anthropology, Sociology, and Social Work
Degree
Undergraduate
Mentor
James N. Maples
Mentor Department
Anthropology, Sociology, and Social Work
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, three measures of educational attainment, and four measures of health all predicted differences in mean Covid-19 incidence rates.
