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Table 2 Standardized regression coefficients for each factor*

From: An ecological study of regional variation in work injuries among young workers

Variable

Factor One

Factor Two

Factor Three

Factor Four

Population density (log)

-0.71

   

15 – 24 yr olds with only high school education

0.84

   

Households spending 30%+ on expenses

-0.61

  

0.66

Dwelling ownership

0.65

-0.71

  

Same address – 5 yrs

0.58

   

Same address – 1 yr

0.66

   

Outside Canada – 5 yrs

-0.70

   

Percent union

 

0.48

  

Unemployment 15 – 24 yrs

 

0.85

  

Percent completing literacy test

 

-0.58

  

Single mother families

 

0.90

  

Percent aboriginal (log)

 

0.74

  

Average earnings

  

0.80

 

25+ years with only high school education

  

-0.41

 

Value of dwellings

  

0.56

 

Ratio of pop 65+ to pop 25 – 64 years

  

-1.01

 

Population growth 96 – 01

  

0.64

 

Percent of labour force in small workplaces

   

0.65

Percent of youth in small workplaces

   

0.72

  1. * Only regression coefficients of over 0.50 are reported in the table, except for situations where a factor loading of less than 0.50 is the highest loading for a given variable.