StateMaster - Scatterplot: Health > Prostate cancer testing vs Education > Elementary & Secondary

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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.254 (this correlation is weak)

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Variable:	Health > Prostate cancer testing	Education > Elementary & Secondary > Twelfth Grade Students (per capita)
Plot Display:	Logarithmic (base 10)	Logarithmic (base 10)
Definition:	Men aged 40+ who have had a PSA test within the past two years.	The number of students in a state who are enrolled in twelfth grade. These data are taken from the CCD State Nonfiscal survey. Per capita figures expressed per 10 population.
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.	National Center for Educational Statistics
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