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Health > Prostate cancer testing (vs) Health > Births of Low Birthweight as a % of Births

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Health > Births of Low Birthweight as a % of Births (%)
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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.355 (this correlation is weak)

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Variable:	Health > Prostate cancer testing	Health > Births of Low Birthweight as a % of Births
Plot Display:	Logarithmic (base 10)	Logarithmic (base 10)
Definition:	Men aged 40+ who have had a PSA test within the past two years.	Births of Low Birthweight as a Percent of All Births, 2003
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:	Industry > Leather & allied product manufacturing > Total cost of materials (per $ GDP) Health > Births of Low Birthweight as a % of Births Industry > Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers wages (per $ GDP) Labor > Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) Labor > Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita)	Health > Preterm Births as a % of Births People > Total Black Population (per capita) People > Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone Education > Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Black, Non-Hispanic (per capita) Education > Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic (per capita)
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