Table 2.
Study | Tables | Analysis unit | Statistic | Hazard |
---|---|---|---|---|
Anderton et al. 1994a | 1 | Census Tracts | Wilcoxon Z-Statistic | TSDF* |
Bowen et al. 1995 | 5 | Census Tracts | Zero-order Correlations | TRI** |
Brown et al. 1997 | ||||
–Boston | 5 | Zip Codes | Pearson’s Correlations | TRI |
–Pittsburgh | 5 | Zip Codes | Pearson’s Correlations | TRI |
–Seattle | 5 | Zip Codes | Pearson’s Correlations | TRI |
Oakes et al. 1996 | 1 | Census Tracts | Wilcoxon Z-Statistic | TSDF |
Pastor et al. 2002 | 2 | Census Tracts | T-test | TSDF/TRI† |
Sadd et al. 1999 | 1, 2 | Census Tracts | T-test | TRI |
Stretesky and Hogan 1998 | 1 | Census Tracts | T-test | Superfund*** |
Yandle and Burton 1996†† | 1, 2 | Census Tracts | Chi-Square/Cramer’s V | TSDF |
Yandle and Burton 1996††† | 3, 4 | Census Tracts | Chi-Square/Cramer’s V | TSDF |
Hazardous Waste Facilities.
Toxic Release Inventory Facilities.
Superfund Sites.
Figure 3 in Pastor et al. (2002) presents a different pattern of results than those summarized here. However, it is not clear if the results in figure 3 are statistically significant. So they are not summarized here.
Data from time of siting.
1990 data.