Table 1 Descriptive information on study variables and correlations between each and the adjusted injury rate within a census division
From: An ecological study of regional variation in work injuries among young workers
Variable | Mean | Range | Correlation with Adjusted* claim rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Population density (log) | 3.45 | -1.6 – 8.3 | 0.31†|
15 – 24 yr olds with only high school education | 0.44 | 0.32 – 0.64 | -0.34†|
Households spending 30%+ on expenses | 0.15 | 0.10 – 0.22 | 0.20 |
Dwelling ownership | 0.74 | 0.51 – 0.86 | -0.02 |
Same address – 5 yrs | 0.61 | 0.52 – 0.70 | -0.49†|
Same address – 1 yr | 0.87 | 0.83 – 0.90 | -0.28‡ |
Outside Canada – 5 yrs | 0.02 | 0.00 – 0.11 | 0.19 |
Percent union | 0.27 | 0.08 – 0.45 | -0.10 |
Unemployment 15 – 24 yrs | 0.14 | 0.09 – 0.25 | -0.22 |
Percent completing literacy test | 0.59 | 0.43 – 0.70 | 0.15 |
Single mother families | 0.06 | 0.04 – 0.08 | 0.10 |
Percent aboriginal (log) | -3.94 | -5.65 – -1.05 | -0.24 |
Average earnings | 31,067 | 23,934 – 45,835 | 0.28‡ |
25+ years with only high school education | 0.32 | 0.18 – 0.41 | -0.33†|
Value of dwellings | 154,576 | 87,314 – 298,018 | 0.18 |
Ratio of pop 65+ to pop 25 – 64 years | 0.22 | 0.11 – 0.32 | -0.47†|
Population growth 96 – 01 | 0.03 | -0.09 – 0.23 | 0.35†|
Percent of labour force in small workplaces | 0.48 | 0.36 – 0.65 | -0.50†|
Percent of youth in small workplaces | 0.52 | 0.32 – 0.88 | -0.31†|