TABLE 4.
Slopes and 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) for Predictors of Clean Indoor Air Ordinances in Appalachian Communities, Excluding West Virginia: June–August 2008
| Predictora | Slope (95% CI) |
| % completed high school | 0.913 (0.360, 1.467) |
| Per capita incomeb | 0.543 (−0.348, 1.434) |
| Median incomeb | 0.214 (−0.229, 0.656) |
| Unemployment ratec | −10.453 (−16.485, −4.422) |
| % poverty-to-income ratio < 1.0 | −0.096 (−0.804, 0.613) |
Note. Slopes were obtained by using linear mixed models containing a fixed effect for state and a random effect for county.
a
If the ordinance was passed on a county level, predictors were based on the county level.
b
In thousands of dollars.
c
Mean, 1998–2007.