TABLE 3—

Pearson Correlations andPValues for Association Between (a) Measures of Socioeconomic Status and Rates of Infant Mortality in 1930–1933 and Tuberculosis Incidence and Tuberculosis Mortality in 1930–193433,34 and (b) Rates of Stroke and Coronary Heart Disease in 1994–199835: Boston

	(a) 1930–1934						(b) 1994–1998
Measure of Socioeconomic Status	Infant Mortality	P	Tuberculosis	P	Tuberculosis Mortality	P	Stroke	P	Coronary Heart Disease	P
Own home	−.486	.078	−.604*	.022	−.393	.164	.093	.762	−.016	9.57
Rent home	−.486	.078	−.604*	.022	−.393	.164	.093	.762	−.016	9.57
In lodgingsa	.204	.485	.413	.142	.248	.393	−.524	.066	−.375	.206
Median monthly rent	−.587*	.027	−.692**	.006	−.701**	.005	−.176	.566	−.467	.108
Unemployed	.552*	.041	.648*	.012	.626*	.017	.044	.887	.352	.239
Criminal delinquency, 7–16 y	.538*	.047	.758**	.002	.618*	.019	−.104	.734	.231	.448
Criminal delinquency, 17–20 y	.644*	.013	.736**	.003	.688**	.007	.236	.437	.626*	.022
Receiving unemployment assistance	.341	.233	.538*	.047	.560*	.037	−.082	.789	.247	.415
Receiving old-age assistance	.498	.070	.544*	.044	.549*	.042	.393	.184	.756**	.003
Receiving dependant aid	.295	.306	.557*	.039	.517	.058	.017	.957	.259	.394
Receiving mothers’ aid	.337	.239	.421	.134	.436	.119	.260	.392	.359	.228

Note. The terminology used is that of the historical reports.

^a“In lodging” refers to renting a room within the landlord’s home, whereas “renting” indicates separate accommodations.

*P < 0.01; ** P < 0.001.