Table 3.
Correlation coefficients and significance levels among selected variables in all low-income countries (n = 44)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. MMR 2012 | |||||||||
| 2. MMR 2015 | 0.99** | ||||||||
| 3. GEI 2012 | –0.43** | –0.43** | |||||||
| 4. GGI 2012 | –0.25 | –0.24 | 0.89** | ||||||
| 5. SIGI 2012 | 0.54** | 0.55** | –0.64** | –0.55** | |||||
| 6. GDP per cap. 2012 | –0.64** | –0.63** | 0.22 | 0.01 | –0.30 | ||||
| 7. Freedom House 2012 | 0.20 | 0.20 | –0.28 | –0.37* | 0.16 | –0.17 | |||
| 8. Corruption Index 2012 | –0.17 | –0.18 | 0.27 | 0.26 | –0.05 | 0.23 | –0.56** | ||
| 9. Skilled birth attendance | –0.67** | –0.63** | 0.58** | 0.42** | –0.52** | 0.53** | –0.20 | 0.22 | |
| 10. Total fertility rate 2015 | 0.83** | 0.83** | –0.48** | –0.29 | 0.56** | –0.68** | 0.14 | –0.14 | 0.67** |
MMR maternal mortality ratio, GEI Gender Equity Index, GGI Gender Gap Index, SIGI Social Institutions and Gender Index
*P < 0.05; ** P < 0.001