Table 3 Correlation between components and socio-demographic variables.
From: What is gun culture? Cultural variations and trends across the United States
Component 1 | Component 2 | Component 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Conservatism score | 0.57 | 0.57 | −0.60 |
Unemployment | −0.25 | 0.30 | 0.01 |
Percent non-White | −0.62 | −0.17 | 0.15 |
Percent Black | −0.40 | 0.02 | −0.18 |
Percent Hispanic | −0.44 | −0.19 | 0.42 |
Percent urban | −0.71 | −0.31 | 0.40 |
Density | −0.62 | −0.40 | 0.54 |
Land area | 0.33 | 0.26 | −0.07 |
Per cap police officers | −0.34 | −0.29 | 0.35 |
Number of state firearm laws | −0.63 | −0.59 | 0.64 |
Change in state firearm laws | −0.49 | −0.53 | 0.63 |
