Table 4 Results of correlation analysis between cancer mortality rates and socioeconomic variables using Pearson's product-moment correlation
From: Socioeconomic inequality of cancer mortality in the United States: a spatial data mining approach
Cancer mortality rate | Socioeconomic variable | Correlation coefficient |
|---|---|---|
Black female lung cancer | Women who are widowed | -0.468 |
Black female lung cancer | Women who are divorced | 0.449 |
Black female lung cancer | Houses that have complete plumbing | 0.438 |
Black female breast cancer | Women who are never married | 0.438 |
Black female breast cancer | Women who are married and living with their spouse | -0.418 |
Black female breast cancer | Black female unemployment rate | 0.486 |
Black female colorectal cancer | Women who are never married | 0.422 |
Black female colorectal cancer | Black female unemployment rate | 0.514 |
Black female colorectal cancer | Population employed in Agricultural services industry | -0.435 |
White male lung cancer | Population born in the south but living elsewhere | 0.451 |
White male lung cancer | Population working in the same county as residence | -0.455 |
White male lung cancer | White population with less educational attainment | 0.458 |
White male lung cancer | White population with high educational attainment | -0.458 |