What is the Social Vulnerability Index (SOVI™)?
County-level socioeconomic and demographic data were used to construct an index of social vulnerability to environmental hazards, called the Social Vulnerability Index (SOVI™) for the United States based on 1990 data. The SOVI™ methodology and results was originally published in the following article: Cutter, S.L., B.J. Boruff, and W.L. Shirley. 2003. “Social Vulnerability to Environmental Hazards.” Social Science Quarterly 84(2): 242-261.
