Table 1.
Ipop global clustering. Case count correlations for the geographic distribution of invasive and late-stage prostate or breast cancer incidence within or among selected areal units of analysis, Connecticut, 1988–92.
| Areal Unit | Within % | Among % | p-value |
| Prostate Cancer Incidence | |||
| Block Group | 60.0 | 40.0 | 0.0002 |
| Tract | 60.1 | 39.9 | 0.0002 |
| Town | 57.4 | 42.6 | 0.0002 |
| Breast Cancer Incidence | |||
| Block Group | 72.1 | 27.9 | 0.0002 |
| Tract | 63.7 | 36.3 | 0.0002 |
| Town | 75.8 | 24.2 | 0.0002 |
| Late Stage Prostate Cancer Incidence | |||
| Block Group | 99.7 | 0.3 | 0.0008 |
| Tract | 87.9 | 12.1 | 0.2190 |
| Town | 77.0 | 23.0 | 0.2740 |
| Late Stage Breast Cancer Incidence | |||
| Block Group | 100.7 | -0.7 | <0.0001 |
| Tract | 100.2 | -0.2 | 0.0002 |
| Town | 89.1 | 10.9 | 0.0846 |