Research Article

The Role of Neighborhood Characteristics in Late Stage Melanoma Diagnosis among Hispanic Men in California, Texas, and Florida, 1996–2012

Table 3

Correlation matrix for tract level contextual variables by .

State% of a tract’s residents who are Hispanic % of a tract’s Hispanic residents who are foreign-born or born outside of the 50 states/DC % of tract Hispanics who say they speak English not well or not at all % of tract Hispanics living below the

California% of a tract’s Hispanic residents who are foreign-born or born outside of the 50 states/DC0.50
% of tract Hispanics who say they speak English not well or not at all0.630.83
% of tract Hispanics living below the FPL0.380.330.49
Allocated primary care physicians that are clinically active (PCSA)/100,000 population−0.380.06−0.10−0.18

Texas% of a tract’s Hispanic residents who are foreign-born or born outside of the 50 states/DC0.07
% of tract Hispanics who say they speak English not well or not at all0.340.82
% of tract Hispanics living below the FPL0.420.230.45
Allocated primary care physicians that are clinically active (PCSA)/100,000 population−0.39−0.07−0.14−0.12

Florida% of a tract’s Hispanic residents who are foreign-born or born outside of the 50 states/DC0.64
% of tract Hispanics who say they speak English not well or not at all0.520.66
% of tract Hispanics living below the FPL−0.020.010.35
Allocated primary care physicians that are clinically active (PCSA)/100,000 population0.340.380.21−0.06

on data from the American Community Survey; : federal poverty level.