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Table 4 Correlations Between Selected Demographic Characteristics and Dog Bite Injury Rate in New York State Counties and in New York City United Health Fund Districts: 2018

From: The changing epidemiology of dog bite injuries in the United States, 2005–2018

Demographic Characteristic

New York State Counties Correlation Coefficient

(N = 62)

New York City United Health Fund Districts Correlation Coefficient

(N = 42)

Population density (per sq. mile)

−0.35**

− 0.25

Percent non-Hispanic white

0.51***

−0.26

Percent non-Hispanic black

−0.50***

0.00

Percent non-Hispanic Asian

−0.46***

−0.11

Percent Hispanic

−0.42**

0.42**

Median family incomea

−0.47***

−0.32*

Per capita incomea

−0.43**

−0.34*

Percent of families below the poverty level

0.11

.48**

Percent of population 25 years of age and older who have a B.A. degree or more

−0.51***

−0.41**

Percent of population with no health insurance

0.07

0.26

Percent of insured population with public health insurance

0.35**

0.33*

  1. aMedian family income and per capita income were calculated by computing the median values of these two variables for all zip codes within each UHF district
  2. Significance level: *p < .05
  3. ** p < 0.01
  4. *** p < 0.001