An Ecological Regional Analysis of South Carolina |
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Authors: | Frank W Young Kenneth Robinson |
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Institution: | (1) Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA;(2) Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA |
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Abstract: | This study of the counties of South Carolina introduces a limited purpose, modifiable technology that is designed to reproduce
the rapid discovery strategy of the natural sciences. It uses factor analysis to identify types of communities and the threats
they face, and evaluates their success in dealing with these by comparisons based on age-adjusted mortality rates. The factor
analysis of mostly census indicators generated an Urbanization factor along with two measures of the interaction with the
environment, Growth and Poverty. Growth was expected to predict mortality negatively while Poverty should predict positively.
Regression analysis confirms both predictions but only for each race. That is, Growth predicted lower mortality, but only
for African-Americans. Poverty predicted higher mortality, but only for whites. These and other puzzling findings are explored,
illustrating the “rapid discovery” technology that is the central feature of this paper. |
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