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Table 2 Correlation between community-level variables and age-adjusted unintentional injury hospitalization rate in 2013

From: The effect of contextual factors on unintentional injury hospitalization: from the Korea National Hospital Discharge Survey

Community-level variables

N

Median

25th percentile

75th percentile

Spearman correlation (ρ)

p value

Financial independence ratio (%)

249

64.6

58.8

69.0

−0.11

0.07

Proportion of welfare budget (social security) in general account

249

27.1

16.8

39.8

− 0.19

<  0.01

Percentage of elderly population

249

13.9

10.1

22.6

0.19

<  0.01

Percentage of people with education less than a high school diploma

245

25.0

21.2

30.7

0.25

<  0.0001

Percentage receiving national basic livelihood security system

245

2.5

1.8

3.4

0.14

0.02

Number of hospitals in 2011

248

90.0

30.5

238.5

−0.22

<  0.01

Number of nurses in 2011

249

325.0

95.0

1119.0

−0.15

0.02

Number of doctors in 2011

249

217.0

66.0

632.0

−0.19

<  0.01

Number of fires per 10,000 residents

249

9.5

6.0

15.8

0.25

<  0.0001

Number of residents per 119 safety center

246

45,169.5

25,168.8

75,750.1

−0.25

<  0.0001

Traffic safety index

247

75.8

70.0

79.1

−0.17

<  0.01

Percentage of high risk drinking

243

28.0

24.7

31.4

0.13

0.04

Percentage of moderate physical activity

245

21.8

18.4

27.5

0.20

<  0.01

Percentage of seat belt use during driving

245

77.0

68.2

84.4

−0.18

<  0.01

Number of traffic accidents per thousand cars

249

9.4

8.0

10.8

0.03

0.59

Percentage of stress perception

245

26.6

23.4

29.5

−0.15

0.02

Percentage of experience of depression

245

5.2

4.0

6.7

−0.15

0.02

Percentage of unemployed persons

245

29.9

24.8

32.1

−0.23

<  0.001