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Table 14 Correlations between sociodemographic variables, RUCC-stratified EQI and overall EQI for 3141 U.S. counties (2000–2005)

From: Construction of an environmental quality index for public health research

 

Overall EQI

Metro-urban EQI

Non-metro EQI

Less urban EQI

Thin pop / rural EQI

Female (%)

0.199

0.140

0.103

0.141

0.213

Male (%)

−0.199

−0.140

−0.103

−0.141

−0.213

Under 5 (%)

0.047

0.024

−0.316

−0.304

−0.211

Over 65 (%)

−0.209

−0.173

0.106

0.222

0.238

White non-Hispanic (%)

0.262

0.191

0.600

0.535

0.422

Black non-Hispanic (%)

−0.167

−0.267

−0.412

−0.385

−0.189