Eastern Kentucky University

Sociological Explanations of Coronavirus Incidence Rates in Kentucky Counties

Grade Level at Time of Presentation

Senior

Major

Majors in Forensic Science with Biology concentration and Sociology

Minor

Chemistry

KY House District #

24

KY Senate District #

14

Department

Dept of Language & Cultural Studies, Anthropology, and Sociology

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 measures of educational attainment all predicted differences in mean Covid-19 incidence rates.

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Sociological Explanations of Coronavirus Incidence Rates in Kentucky Counties

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 measures of educational attainment all predicted differences in mean Covid-19 incidence rates.