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. 2007 Nov;61(11):990–996. doi: 10.1136/jech.2006.052134

Table 3 Correlation coefficients (p‐values) for associations between societal characteristics (n = 13).

Poor health LE15 Gini Ratio 80/20 Ratio 90/10 Corruption index Homicide GDP PPP Annual growth
LE15 (life expectancy at age 15) −0.73 (0.005) 1
Gini coefficient 0.18 (0.554) −0.59 (0.032) 1
Ratio of 80th/20th income percentile 0.20 (0.519) −0.61 (0.026) 0.71 (0.006) 1
Ratio of 90th/10th income percentile 0.13 (0.671) −0.48 (0.095) 0.55 (0.054) 0.82 (<0.001) 1
Corruption index 0.71 (0.007) −.58 (0.036) 0.31 (0.306) 0.30 (0.312) 0.17 (0.576) 1
Homicide rate 0.39 (0.187) −0.87 (<0.001) 0.75 (0.003) 0.66 (0.014) 0.55 (0.053) 0.32 (0.285) 1
GDP PPP −0.71 (0.006) 0.71 (0.007) −0.38 (0.201) −0.59 (0.035) −0.50 (0.080) −0.78 (0.002) −0.39 (0.189) 1
Annual growth −0.42 (0.152) 0.67 (0.010) −0.53 (0.065) −0.72 (0.006) −0.60 (0.031) −0.54 (0.057) −0.53 (0.065) 0.67 (0.013) 1
Maximum economic contraction 0.40 (0.177) −0.77 (0.002) 0.54 (0.055) 0.66 (0.015) 0.48 (0.095) 0.37 (0.217) 0.67 (0.013) −0.60 (0.032) −0.84 (<0.001)

LE15, life expectancy at age 15; GDP PPP: gross domestic product adjusted for purchasing power parity.