StateMaster - Scatterplot: Health > Child Death Rate vs Economy

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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.411 (this correlation is weak)

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Variable:	Health > Child Death Rate	Economy > Nest Egg Index
Plot Display:	Logarithmic (base 10)	Linear
Definition:	Child Death Rate per 100,000 Population, 2001	Index ranking the ability to build and nurture financial saving and retirement assets. Factors include: Savings propensity (proportion of households in the area that have a savings product of any type — e.g., regular savings account, CD, IRA); 401(k) retirement plan penetration; Non-401(k) retirement savings plan penetration (e.g., pension plans); Investing propensity (proportion of households in the area that have any investment product or service, excluding 401(k) plans); Net worth; Owner-occupied housing value; First mortgage balance; Personal debt level; Home ownership; Household income, Cost of living; Local employment rate.
Source:	statehealthfacts.org	A.G. Edwards
Correlations:	Health > Teen Death Rate Crime > Firearms Death Rate per 100,000 Health > Motor Vehicle Death Rate People > Percent of Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren Health > Occupational Fatality Rate	Economy > Median Family Income Economy > Percent below poverty level Economy > Median Household Income Economy > Percent of Children Below Poverty Level Economy > Percent of Related Children Below Poverty Level
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