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.