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unemployment rate (.427), less than high school education (.418), percent black (.383),median gross rent (-.361) and density (.278).A significant number <strong>of</strong> variables were not significantly correlated withsubsidized housing concentration (correlations under .200). <strong>The</strong>se include foreignborn, percent Hispanic, elderly, older housing stock, vacant units, and State, region,and MSA level segregation indices.TABLE 4.11Correlation Coefficients for Selected Variables with<strong>Subsidized</strong> Units as Percent <strong>of</strong> Total <strong>Housing</strong> Units in Census Tract 2000Correlation(Pearson r)Percent Households with Public Assistance Income .550<strong>Poverty</strong> Rate .540Percent Rent Occupied Units .535Civilian Unemployment Rate .427Percent Less Than High School Education .418Percent Black .383Median Gross Rent -.361Density <strong>of</strong> <strong>Housing</strong> Units per Square Mile .278Percent Units Built Before 1940 .199Percent Hispanic .155MSA Segregation Index (D) <strong>Subsidized</strong>/Non-<strong>Subsidized</strong> -.137Percent Vacant Units .120Percent Foreign Born .067Region -.034Percent Elderly -.027State .022MSA Segregation Index (D) Hispanic/Non-Hispanic .014MSA Segregation Index (D) Poor/Non-Poor .014MSA .008MSA Segregation Index (D) Black/Non-Black .00274

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