Correlation and regression coefficients for relation between per capita public expenditures, public services index, and mortality
| All age (M/F) mortality | Working age mortality (M) | Working age mortality (F) | All age (M/F) mortality | Working age mortality (M) | Working age mortality (F) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **p<0.01; *p<0.05 (two tailed significance for correlations). | ||||||
| Pearson correlation coefficients | Regression coefficients (Adjusted R2) | |||||
| Actual per capita expenditures ($00) | ||||||
| Total | −0.378** | −0.400** | −0.350** | −4.5* (0.125) | −7.9** (0.142) | −3.0* (0.103) |
| Primary and secondary education | −0.406** | −0.469** | −0.402** | −18.9** (0.147) | −36.2** (0.203) | −13.7** (0.144) |
| Higher education | −0.449** | −0.482** | −0.424** | −36.8** (0.184) | −65.6** (0.216) | −25.4** (0.179) |
| Public welfare | −0.163 | −0.191 | −0.174 | −8.3 (0.005) | −16.2 (0.016) | −6.5 (0.009) |
| Health and hospitals | 0.14 | 0.217 | 0.13 | 9.2 (−0.002) | 23.8 (0.027) | 6.3 (−0.004) |
| Highways | −0.451** | −0.505** | −0.488** | −29.9** (0.186) | −55.6** (0.238) | −23.7** (0.222) |
| Police and corrections | 0.021 | 0.064 | 0.151 | 2.4 (−0.021) | 12.5 (−0.018) | 13.0 (0.002) |
| Environment and housing | −0.325* | −0.326* | −0.269 | −36.5* (0.086) | −60.6* (0.087) | −22.1 (0.052) |
| Interest on general debt | −0.173 | −0.21 | −0.138 | −15.2 (0.009) | −30.5 (0.023) | −8.9 (−0.002) |
| General government administration | −0.330* | −0.361* | −0.251 | −53.2* (0.089) | −96.7* (0.112) | −29.7 (0.043) |
| All other | −0.18 | −0.159 | −0.154 | −10.5 (0.012) | −15.4 (0.004) | −6.6 (0.024) |
| Relative services (index of ratio of actual per capita expenditures to representative per capita expenditures) | ||||||
| Total | −0.401** | −0.448** | −0.381** | −1.113** (0.143) | −2.062** (0.183) | −0.774** (0.127) |
| Primary and secondary education | −0.384** | −0.435** | −0.374** | −.999** (0.129) | −1.876** (0.171) | −0.712** (0.121) |
| Higher education | −0.535** | −0.538** | −0.520** | −1.052** (0.271) | −1.755** (0.274) | −0.749** (0.254) |
| Public welfare | −0.279 | −0.357* | −0.300* | −0.313 (0.058) | −0.663* (0.109) | −0.246* (0.071) |
| Health and hospitals | −0.084 | −0.043 | −0.113 | −0.117 (−0.015) | −0.100 (−0.020) | −0.116 (−0.009) |
| Highways | −0.114 | −0.192 | −0.106 | −0.276 (−0.008) | −0.772 (0.037) | −0.188 (−0.010) |
| Police and corrections | −0.329* | −0.321* | −0.236 | −0.727* (0.089) | −1.177* (0.084) | −0.381 (0.035) |
| Environment and housing | −0.354* | −0.35* | −0.301* | −0.905* (0.107) | −1.481* (0.103) | −0.562* (0.071) |
| Interest on general debt | −0.173 | −0.21 | −0.138 | −0.261 (0.009) | −0.525 (0.023) | −0.138 (−0.002) |
| General government administration | −0.372** | −0.398** | −0.297* | −0.881** (0.119) | −1.567** (0.140) | −0.516* (0.069) |
| All other | −0.193 | −0.169 | −0.17 | −0.350 (0.016) | −0.508 (0.007) | −0.226 (0.029) |