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Health > High cholesterol (vs) Health > Disability prevalence

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Health > Disability prevalence (%)
11
	27	Health > High cholesterol (%)	38

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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.234 (this correlation is weak)

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Variable:	Health > High cholesterol	Health > Disability prevalence
Plot Display:	Logarithmic (base 10)	Logarithmic (base 10)
Definition:	Adults who have had their blood cholesterol checked and have been told it was high. Percent respondents who answered yes.	Adults who are limited in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems. Percent of respondents who answered yes.
Source:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003.
Correlations:	Labor > Percent of Civilian Employed People Who are Private Wage and Salary Workers Health > Medicare as % of Health Care Spending Health > High blood pressure Health > Percent of Women with Arthritis Economy > GSP > Compensation of Employees > Mining, except oil and gas	Health > Adult physical disabilities People > Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability Industry > Wood product manufacturing > Total capital expenditures (per $ GDP) Economy > GSP > Nominal GSP > Wood product manufacturing (per $ GDP) Economy > GSP > Real GSP > Wood product manufacturing (per $ GDP)
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