In addition, the tables indicate which analytical variables are considered a priority for that
NSA due to scoring within the top 25 standardized scores for that variable.
A high
standardized score, also called a “high priority score,” indicates that the NSA may benefit
from investments to improve quality of life as it relates to that variable. For additional
information, see the Methods section of the report.
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Comments
: The comments provided at the bottom right of each profile indicate whether
the NSA falls with the Urban, Suburban or Rural overlay zone. An NSA may fall into
more than one zone. For detailed descriptions of these zones, see the Profile Variables
section of Appendix A.
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In instances where NSAs had tied scores at the cutoff point (e.g., NSA 24, 25, 26, 27 had
identical scores), then all of the tied NSAs were counted.
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