Table 2.
Zero-order correlations of rates of mental disability. Indicators of mental illness and key predictors.
| Variable | Valid N | Pearson r | pa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indicators of Mental Illness | |||
| Poor mental health days | 3014 | .725 | .000 |
| Frequent mental distress (% frequent) | 3014 | .743 | .000 |
| Suicide rate, smoothed for 2008–2014 | 3135 | .371 | .000 |
| Key Predictors | |||
| Geographic isolation index | 3136 | .369 | .000 |
| Social isolation index | 3014 | .440 | .000 |
| Index of county socio-economic status | 3136 | -.572 | .000 |
| Income inequality index | 3014 | .241 | .000 |
| Mean elevation in feet | 3137 | -.037 | .020 |
| Mental health providers | 2999 | -.029 | .053 |
| Percent white (non-Hispanic) | 3014 | -.180 | .000 |
| Proportion living out of county 5 yr earlier | 3136 | -.287 | .000 |
| Residential white/non-white segregation index | 2999 | .029 | .053 |
NOTES: Weighted by relative county population.
a
One tailed F test used.