Table 4

Results of correlation analysis between cancer mortality rates and socioeconomic variables using Pearson's product-moment correlation

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

Vinnakota and Lam International Journal of Health Geographics 2006 5:9   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-5-9