Table 3. Reduction in strength of spatial patterns in observed premature mortality versus spatial patterns in residuals from the socioeconomic empirical model.

	Observed	Observed	Residuals	Residuals	Decline	Decline
	male	Female	male	Female	male	female
Northness	0.0078**	0.0057*	0.0005	0.0005	93.6%	91.2%
	(0.0010)	(0.0007)	(0.0005)	(0.0004)
Westness	0.0067**	0.0042*	0.0013	0.0007	80.6%	83.3%
	(0.0016)	(0.0011)	(0.0007)	(0.0005)
Centrality	0.0105**	0.0073*	0.0009	0.0006	91.4%	91.8%
	(0.0011)	(0.0008)	(0.0005)	(0.0004)
Contiguity	0.7224**	0.7650**	0.0404	0.0894**	94.4%	88.3%
	(0.0755)	(0.0681)	(0.0306)	(0.0315)
Proximity	1.9100**	1.9156**	-0.0562	0.0749	102.9%	96.1%
	(0.4204)	(0.4157)	(0.1510)	(0.1623)
Urbanity	22.3832*	5.3561	2.6274	1.0377	88.3%	80.6%
	(9.5638)	(5.1169)	(2.4780)	(1.7396)

Note: Robust standard errors in parentheses.

**, * statistically significant at .01, .05 level.