StateMaster - Scatterplot: Economy > Personal income (per capita) vs Military

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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.703 (this correlation is significant)

	X Axis	Y Axis

Variable:	Economy > Personal income (per capita)	Military > Cost of the Military (per capita)
Plot Display:	Linear	Logarithmic (base 10)
Definition:	Total personal income for third quarter 2005. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.	Cost of the Military. This data set indicates how much money leaves the state in terms of residents' individual income taxes to pay for military spending. In this case, the 'military' is simply defined as the function area (050) 'National Defense' in the federal budget. As such, it does not include other military-related items like financing weapons sales. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Source:	Bureau of Economic Analysis regional data, 2005	National Priorities Project Database, 2004
Correlations:	Economy > Median Earnings for Female Full-Time, Year-Round Workers Education > Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree Economy > GSP > Nominal GSP > Real estate (per capita) Economy > GSP > Real GSP > Real estate (per capita) Military > Cost of Nuclear Weapons (per capita)	Military > Cost of Nuclear Weapons (per capita) Economy > Personal income (per capita) Economy > Gross State Product > Current Dollars (per capita) Economy > Median Earnings for Female Full-Time, Year-Round Workers Economy > GSP > Real GSP > Securities, commodity contracts, investments (per capita)
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