Table 3

DA results for tracts in identifiable clusters compared to the tracts outside of the cluster tracts. The seven variables are significant at the .001 level using the Wilks' Lambda test to enter the variable in the model. The Eigenvalue is .186 and the Canonical Correlation is .396 for this model.

Variable
Standardized Discriminant Function Coefficient
Mean for tracts





Outside clusters
Within clusters

In Chicago Lake Plain
.884
.74
.93
Race as % white
.499
52%
82%
Median Age
.318
33.4 yrs
40.0 yrs
Housing from 1950–1959
.293
17%
29%
Vegetation
.238
20.9%
27.0%
Median Household Income
.232
$46,931
$66,522
Housing unit per Km2
-.232
2.07 units/km2
1.17 units/km2
Bird distance
-.192
2029 m
895 m

Ruiz et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2004 3:8   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-3-8