Table 1.
Pearson correlation coefficients of indicators of socioeconomic deprivation and medical infrastructure and mean age
| Unemployment rate | Net household income (100 Euro) | Rate of school leavers w/o certificate | Hospital beds/1000 population | GPs/100,000 population | Distance to the next pharmacy (1000 m) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net household income (100 Euro/year) | −0.660*** | |||||
| Rate of school leavers w/o certificate | 0.485*** | −0.461*** | ||||
| Hospital beds/1000 population a | 0.315*** | −0.195*** | 0.112* | |||
| GPs/100,000 population | 0.355*** | −0.113* | 0.111* | 0.780*** | ||
| Distance to the next pharmacy (1000 m) | −0.256*** | − 0.122* | 0.108* | − 0.406*** | − 0.627*** | |
| Mean Age | 0.334*** | −0.350*** | 0.425*** | −0.082 | − 0.175*** | 0.408* |
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
a Correlation coefficients that include net household income are based on 399 instead of 401 German districts due to missing values for two districts (Soemmerda & Fuerth)