Zip Codes of Potential Retail Clinic Locations
Factor Factor
Weight
23005 23059 23233 23221 23231 23225
Median
Household
Income
0.30 $46,358 $73,668 $67,917 $39,943 $43,600 $35,101
Population
˂40 Years
Old
0.25 7,838 9,463 27,270 7,964 15,365 22,020
% of
Population
with ˂
Bachelor
Degree
0.20 76% 55.7% 47.4% 46.3% 85.8% 71.4%
Total
Population
0.15 14,308 15,683 50,296 13,368 27,069 38,147
Annual
Inpatient
Days
0.10 8,831 10,968 15,558 6,976 22,463 39,000
a. Calculate the relative value of each factor for the potential retail clinic
locations, assuming that the highest value is the most desirable
outcome for each factor.
b. Determine which three zip codes should be chosen for a new retail
clinic based on each location’s composite score.
