Table 6

Top 3 HSAs ordered on the cancer mortality rate for the association rules based on the highest support value

Rule
HSA
Mortality rate
Socio-economic variable value

a: Lung cancer mortality among white men is high → Whites with low educational attainment is high
Madison, MO
119.293
0.787

Scott, TN
115.034
0.839

Pike, KY – Logan, WV
100.694
0.801
b: Colorectal cancer mortality among white men is high → density of households with white male householder with no wife present and with no children under the age of 18 years is high
Jefferson (Steubenville), OH – Harrison, OH
24.503
0.017

White, IL – Hamilton, IL
24.427
0.014

Lackawanna (Scranton), PA – Wayne, PA
24.157
0.021
c: Prostate cancer among black men is medium high → density of households with black female householder with no husband present and with no children under the age of 18 years is high
Dallas, AL – Marengo, AL
41.445
0.074

Ouachita, AR – Dallas, AR
41.364
0.033

Upson, GA – Lamar, GA
41.017
0.035
d: Breast cancer among black females is high → density of households with black female householder with no husband present and with the presence of own children under the age of 18 years in the house is high
Halifax, VA – Mecklenburg, VA
39.206
0.041

Lincoln, LA – Union, LA
38.517
0.051

Gregg (Longview), TX – Rusk, TX
36.581
0.028

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