StateMaster - Scatterplot: Health > Ratio of Abortions to Live Births vs Military

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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.492 (this correlation is weak)

	X Axis	Y Axis

Variable:	Health > Ratio of Abortions to Live Births	Military > Cost of the Military (per capita)
Plot Display:	Logarithmic (base 10)	Logarithmic (base 10)
Definition:	Ratio of Legal Abortions per 1,000 Live Births by State of Occurrence, 2001	Cost of the Military. This data set indicates how much money leaves the state in terms of residents' individual income taxes to pay for military spending. In this case, the 'military' is simply defined as the function area (050) 'National Defense' in the federal budget. As such, it does not include other military-related items like financing weapons sales. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Source:	statehealthfacts.org	National Priorities Project Database, 2004
Correlations:	Education > Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Asian / Pacific Islander (per capita) Education > Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Asian / Pacific Islander (per capita) Economy > Personal income (per capita) Education > Public Libraries > ALA-MLS Librarians(FTE) (per capita) Economy > GSP > Nominal GSP > Motion picture and sound recording industries (per capita)	Military > Cost of Nuclear Weapons (per capita) Economy > Personal income (per capita) Economy > Gross State Product > Current Dollars (per capita) Economy > Median Earnings for Female Full-Time, Year-Round Workers Economy > GSP > Real GSP > Securities, commodity contracts, investments (per capita)
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