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Table 1 Spearman’s correlation values for vulnerability variables (n = 76)

From: Spatially explicit assessment of heat health risk by using multi-sensor remote sensing images and socioeconomic data in Yangtze River Delta, China

 

Percentage of the elderly (≥ 60 years) living alone

Percentage of population over 65 years old

Illiteracy or semi-illiteracy rates of population (≥ 15 years)

Per capita GDP (RMB Yuan)

Total beds of health institutions

Air conditioners per 100 household

Percentage of the elderly (≥ 60 years) living alone

1.00

     

Percentage of population over 65 years old

0.07

1.00

    

Illiteracy or semi-illiteracy rates of population (≥ 15 years)

0.49

0.20

1.00

   

Per capita GDP (RMB Yuan)

− 0.39

− 0.48

− 0.40

1.00

  

Total beds of health institutions

− 0.26

− 0.19

− 0.37

0.38

1.00

 

Air conditioners per 100 household

− 0.44

− 0.28

− 0.47

0.61

0.46

1.00

  1. All values are statistically significant at p < 0.001 except for those in italics