Table 1.

Bi-variate ordinary correlations between variables of Interest

Variables	CASES	TESTS	PCNSDP	URBAN	DENSITY	BPL	AGRI
CASES	1
TESTS	0.65 (0.000)	1
PCNSDP	0.77 (0.000)	0.35 (0.041)	1
URBAN	0.78 (0.000)	0.49 (0.003)	0.68 (0.000)	1
DENSITY	0.57 (0.000)	0.213 (0.000)	0.37 (0.033)	0.723 (0.000)	1
BPL	− 0.37 (0.033)	− 0.31 (0.069)	− 0.51 (0.002)	− 0.35 (0.043)	− 0.22 (0.244)	1
AGRI	− 0.77 (0.000)	− 0.54 (0.001)	− 0.72 (0.000)	− 0.69 (0.000)	− 0.59 (0.000)	0.34 (0.050)	1

A cross-section of 33 states and Union Territories in India are taken for computing these correlations

Source: Estimated by the authors on the basis of secondary data

P values are given in parenthesis