Table 3.

Correlations between community characteristics and municipal tree ordinance variablesz

Municipal tree ordinance provisionsy
TRBDINTRSTMPTOPGARBLCURBUTLYPNTYPREQOTHRFRSTLIENEMGYDISEDAMGPRSVPRMT
Average price of home+++++++
Education: = Some college++++++++
Annual per-capita income++++++
Total population+++
Gender (male)++
Age 25-65++
Single head of household
Race (Caucasian)+++++
Age > 65+++++
Residents below poverty level+++++
Unemployment+++++
Education: = HS diploma++++++++
  • zP < 0.05; + = positive correlation, - = negative correlation, blank = no significance.

  • yMunicipal tree ordinance provision codes are explained in Table 2.