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Table 1 Socioeconomic characteristics (defined at the block group level) of dioxin exposure zones (Kruskall – Wallis tests) [17]

From: Dioxin emissions from a municipal solid waste incinerator and risk of invasive breast cancer: a population-based case-control study with GIS-derived exposure

 

Very low

Low

Intermediate

High

p-value

Persons with a high school diploma (%)

33.9

30.2

26.6

28.4

0.21

Women in labor force (%)

46.8

49.3

47.6

54.8

0.23

Workers in labor force (%)

16.6

24.1

26.5

23.2

0.08

Unemployed in labor force (%)

12.8

14.8

15.1

12.8

0.84

Single woman as head of household (%)

6.8

7.7

10.6

9.3

0.15

Owner-occupied houses (%)

34.8

32.1

29.1

36.1

0.88

Number of persons per dwelling (mean)

2.25

1.94

2.21

2.25

0.34

Single-family houses (%)

35.1

13.8

12.1

30.4

0.17