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. 2021 Jul 9;11(7):e048390. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048390

Table 2.

Correlation matrix for contextual variables, N=2 753 000

MHI Pop den Walkable Supermkt Healthyv1 Healthyv2 Fast food Unhealthyv1 Unhealthyv2
Median household income (MHI) 1
Population density 0.20 1
Walkable destination density 0.17 0.97 1
Supermarket density 0.13 0.83 0.85 1
Supermarket or produce market (Healthy v1) 0.13 0.87 0.88 0.96 1
Healthy v1 + natural, health or vitamin stores (Healthy v2) 0.16 0.92 0.94 0.91 0.94 1
Fast food density 0.13 0.93 0.96 0.86 0.88 0.93 1
Fast food, quick service, pizza, convenience, small grocery, bakery, coffee shop, candy, or ice cream (Unhealthy v1) 0.14 0.97 0.99 0.85 0.88 0.94 0.97 1
Unhealthy v1 + nut stores, pharmacies, gas stations (Unhealthy v2) 0.14 0.97 0.99 0.86 0.89 0.94 0.97 1.00* 1
MHI Pop Den Walkable Supermkt Healthyv1 Healthyv2 Fast Food Unhealthyv1 Unhealthyv2

Values shown are Spearman rank correlation coefficients based on ZIP code tabulation area -based characteristics appended to individual-level records, all statistically significant with p<0.0001; CBDRB-FY20-022.

*Rounded from 0.998.

MHI, median household income.