StateMaster - Scatterplot: Health > High cholesterol vs Health

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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.260 (this correlation is weak)

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Variable:	Health > High cholesterol	Health > Organizations Offering Medicare PDPs
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.	Number of Organizations Offering Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs), 2006
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.	statehealthfacts.org
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 > Number of Medicare PDPs Economy > GSP > Nominal GSP > Federal military (per capita) Economy > GSP > Real GSP > Federal military (per capita) Health > % of PDPs with a $250 Deductible Military > DOD Active Military > Salaries & Wages (per $ GDP)
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