Table 2

Bivariable relations between dependent and independent variables. (Spearman correlation coefficients)

	Death rates attributable to all causes	Death rates attributable to preventable and immediate causes	% In poverty	Income inequality	% Non-Hispanic black
*p<0.05.
Social variables:
Income inequality	0.44*	0.54*	0.62*	–	0.47*
% In poverty	0.72*	0.62*	–	0.62*	0.56
% Non-Hispanic black	0.66*	0.56*	0.56*	0.47*	–
Per capita city spending:
Health	0.01	0.00	0.02	0.11	0.19*
Police	0.39*	0.48*	0.25*	0.33*	0.29*
Roads	−0.18*	−0.14	−0.25*	0.01	0.02
Waste	0.05	0.09	0.05	0.21*	0.14
Fire	0.30*	0.29*	0.25*	0.28*	0.25*
Welfare	0.18*	0.18*	0.14	0.07	0.27*
Education	0.16	0.06	0.16	0.10	0.31*