Table 1 Correlation coefficients between 1985 and 1999, age adjusted cancer mortality rates (adjusted for population density), and proportion of the population using self supplied water, by state economic area (SEA).
| Region† | Number | Bladder | Lung | Kidney | Oesophagus | Stomach | Colon | Rectum | Pancreas | Leukaemia | Prostate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||||||||||
| 1 | 25 | 0.42* | 0.41* | 0.59* | 0.38 | −0.27 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.14 | −0.01 | −0.04 |
| 2 | 26 | 0.49* | 0.58* | 0.68* | 0.31 | −0.55* | 0.40* | 0.38 | −0.03 | 0.17 | 0.32 |
| 3 | 53 | 0.02 | 0.39* | 0.17 | 0.14 | −0.43* | −0.18 | −0.09 | 0.15 | −0.04 | 0.03 |
| 4 | 107 | 0.06 | 0.31* | −0.03 | −0.15 | 0.08 | 0.02 | −0.05 | 0.12 | 0.03 | −0.16 |
| 5 | 99 | 0.12 | −0.20 | −0.05 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.13 | −0.08 | 0.11 | 0.34* |
| 6 | 72 | 0.09 | 0.43* | −0.24* | −0.15 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| 7 | 44 | 0.03 | 0.10 | −0.22 | −0.05 | −0.06 | 0.27 | 0.18 | −0.40* | −0.14 | −0.03 |
| 8 | 30 | 0.41* | 0.51* | 0.56* | 0.42* | 0.43* | 0.79* | 0.40* | 0.51* | 0.39* | 0.29 |
| 8‡ | 25 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.48* | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.70* | 0.09 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.39 |
| 9 | 25 | 0.27 | 0.60* | 0.74* | 0.38 | 0.08 | 0.27 | 0.42* | 0.31 | −0.10 | 0.52* |
| 10 | 23 | −0.04 | 0.01 | −0.15 | 0.09 | −0.14 | 0.34 | 0.25 | −0.19 | 0.12 | 0.08 |
| Women | |||||||||||
| Number | Bladder | Lung | Kidney | Oesophagus | Stomach | Colon | Rectum | Pancreas | Leukaemia | Breast | |
| 1 | 25 | 0.48* | 0.33 | 0.02 | 0.24 | −0.42* | 0.41* | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.19 | −0.05 |
| 2 | 26 | 0.62* | 0.79* | 0.40* | 0.36 | −0.42* | 0.65* | 0.20 | 0.11 | 0.04 | −0.02 |
| 3 | 53 | −0.09 | 0.26 | 0.16 | −0.23 | −0.47* | −0.11 | −0.01 | −0.45* | −0.28* | −0.03 |
| 4 | 107 | 0.03 | −0.18 | −0.13 | −0.24* | 0.08 | −0.03 | −0.06 | −0.11 | 0.07 | −0.12 |
| 5 | 99 | 0.01 | −0.16 | 0.03 | 0.12 | −0.05 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.03 | −0.05 |
| 6 | 72 | 0.33 | 0.15 | −0.06 | −0.14 | −0.03 | 0.37* | −0.12 | 0.14 | −0.04 | 0.12 |
| 7 | 44 | 0.00 | −0.20 | 0.11 | −0.17 | 0.11 | 0.44* | 0.33* | −0.34 | 0.16 | 0.34* |
| 8 | 30 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.13 | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.52* | 0.52* | 0.46* | −0.03 | 0.52* |
| 8‡ | 25 | 0.07 | −0.17 | −0.15 | −0.10 | 0.02 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.16 | −0.13 | 0.31 |
| 9 | 25 | 0.16 | 0.44* | 0.50* | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.30 | 0.22 | 0.13 | 0.37 | 0.19 |
| 10 | 23 | −0.13 | 0.13 | 0.18 | −0.29 | 0.25 | 0.51* | 0.38 | −0.13 | −0.17 | −0.10 |
* p<0.05. †US regions: (1) CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT; 2) NJ, NY; (3) DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, DC; (4) AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN; (5) IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI; (6) AR, LA, NM, OK, TX; (7) IA, KS, MO, NE; (8) CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY; (9) AZ, CA, NV; (10) ID, OR, WA. ‡Region 8, after omitting the five SEAs in Utah.