Table 2 Descriptive statistics and correlation matrix for independent variables
Variables | Mean (S.D.) | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Continuous variables | ||||||||
(1) Population density (in thousands) | 2.444 (2.482) | 1 | ||||||
(2) Age dependency ratio x 100 | 63.102 (20.981) | –0.407** | 1 | |||||
(3) Socioeconomic vulnerability index | 51.353 (28.369) | 0.071 | –0.114** | 1 | ||||
(4) % Retail industry employment | 11.865 (5.443) | –0.181** | –0.005 | 0.172** | 1 | |||
Binary variables | ||||||||
(5) Black or Hispanic majority (0,1) | 0.101 (0.301) | 0.274** | –0.015 | 0.403** | –0.114** | 1 | ||
(6) No racial or ethnic majority (0, 1) | 0.048 (0.214) | 0.161** | –0.111** | 0.110** | –0.016 | –0.072 | 1 | |
(7) K-12 public school (0,1) | 0.670 (0.471) | –0.096* | 0.015 | –0.000 | –0.014 | –0.052 | –0.049 | 1 |
Sample size | 606 |