The 25 states with the highest smoking rates
have an average death rate 13.9% higher than the other 25.

The odds of finding a death rate that high among 25 random states
are more than a 1,000,000 to 1.


The 25 states with the lowest green salad consumption
have an average obesity rate 15.4% higher than the other 25.

The odds of finding an obesity rate that high among 25 random states
are about 1,000,000 to 1.


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for over 9000 pairs of factors like the ones above,
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Below is a list of the data sets used in this study. They can be seen in much more detail on the "simple probability engine" page.

State Names
Population
Areasquare miles
Death RateAge adjusted death rate per 100,000
Premature DeathLost Years, cummulative years less than
age 70 at death per 100,000 population
Heart Disease (#1)Age adjusted death rate per 100,000
Cancer Rate (#2)Death rate per 100,000
Stroke (#3)Age adjusted death rate per 100,000
Lower Respiratory Diseases (#4)Age adjusted death rate per 100,000
Accidental Death (#5)Age adjusted death rate per 100,000
Diabetes (#6)Age adjusted death rate per 100,000
Alzheimer's Disease (#7)Age adjusted death rate per 100,000
Influenza/Pneumonia (#8)Age adjusted death rate per 100,000
Kidney Diseases (#9)Age adjusted death rate per 100,000
Septicemia (#10)Age adjusted death rate per 100,000
Colon & Rectum CancerDeath rate per 100,000
Lung & Bronchus CancerDeath rate per 100,000
Pancreas CancerDeath rate per 100,000
Esophagus CancerDeath rate per 100,000
Brain & ONS CancerDeath rate per 100,000
Liver & Bile Duct CancerDeath rate per 100,000
LeukemiaDeath rate per 100,000
Non-Hodgkin LymphomaDeath rate per 100,000
Breast CancerDeath rate per 100,000
Prostate CancerDeath rate per 100,000
AIDSAIDs Rate per 100,000
ADHDADHD Rate %
Arthritis Ratesymptoms in past 30 days %
Asthma Ratepercentage
High Blood Pressurepercentage
High Blood Cholesterolpercentage
Obesity, Adult (2000)percentage
Obesity, Adult (2001)percentage
Perceived Health Excellentpeople who believe they have excellent health %
Perceived Health Poor% people who believe they have poor health
Perfect Mental Healthpercentage
perfect mental health %, reversedStress & Depression
Birth Ratebirths per 1000 population
Preterm Birth % births of less than 37 weeks
Birth Weight Low% births of low weight
Deaths < 1 yrdeath< 1 yr per 1000 live births
Infant Vaccination 4:3:1:3Coverage % 19-35 months of age (11 shots, 3-yr avg)
The children vaccinated in this batch
are seen in the other 'Infant' sets
taken a few years later
Infant Autism% age 6 - 17
Infant Psychological Disabilities% age 6 - 17
Infant Speech/Language Impairment% age 6 - 17
Infant Emotional Disturbance% age 6 - 17
Infant Mental Retardation% age 6 - 17
Infant Visual Impairment% age 6 - 17
Infant Hearing Impairment% age 6 - 17
Infant Orthopedic Impairment% age 6 - 17
Accident Deaths (age 0 - 14)Accident Deaths age 0-14 per 100
SAT - Mathaverage sat scores
SAT - Verbalaverage sat scores
Latitude (more north)degrees
Longitude (more west)degrees
Elevationfeet above sea level
UV-B July (305nm vit D frequency)erythemal index for sunburn potential: http://www.dfd.dlr.de/ftp/atmos/adtoms/data/erynotes.pdf
average temperature low, reversedColder Winter
Hotter SummerState Average Temperature High
Seasonal Temperature SwingState Average Temperature High - Low
Rain FallPrecipitation(Rain Fall)
Sunny Days% of Days That are Sunny
Sunburns% with sunburn in last year
Flu Vaccination 65+percentage
Pneumonia Vaccination 65+percentage
Digital Rectal Exam (50+ yrs)% in last year
Vigorous Exercisepercentage
Prescriptions Filledaverage yearly prescriptions filled
Listed Dentiststhe number of dentists in phone book
absolute value adjusted at runtime
Listed Physiciansthe number of physicians in phone book
absolute value adjusted at runtime
Average Family Size
Single Parent Families% of families
Births to Unmarried Women% of births
Prenatal Care 1st Trimester% pregnant women starting prenatal care in first trimester
Cesarean Delivery% of births
Pupil Teacher RatioRatio in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
% high school or less, reversedHigh Education
Incomeaverage $
Cost of Living Index
Urban Land Percentage% urban land
Bureaucratsbureaucrats per 100 population, 2002
Poverty Rate% - 2002-2003 average
Suicide Ratecases per state
absolute value adjusted at runtime
Murder Ratecases per 100,000
Death Penalty Statesbinary 0,1 no,yes
Marijuana Useage 12+ past month use, percent
% abstaining, reversedAlcohol Use
Adult Smoking Ratepercentage
Tobacco Tax ($ per pack)Tobacco Tax ($ per pack)
Daily Fruitpercentage of population
Daily Fruit Juicepercentage of population
Daily Green Saladpercentage of population
Daily Carrotpercentage of population
Daily Mixed Vegetablespercentage of population
not including green salad, carrot and potato
Weekly Potato (not chips or fries)percentage, sum of daily and weekly
Potato Absolute (not chips or fries)Number of servings per year. See FAQ for details.
RDI- Protein% 2 yrs old+ meeting recommendations
RDI- Fiber% 2 yrs old+ meeting recommendations
RDI- Grain% 2 yrs old+ meeting recommendations
RDI- Vegetable% 2 yrs old+ meeting recommendations
RDI- Fruit% 2 yrs old+ meeting recommendations
RDI- Dairy% 2 yrs old+ meeting recommendations
RDI- Meat% 2 yrs old+ meeting recommendations
% sodium intake <= 2,400mg, reversedHigh Salt
% fat <= 30%, reversedHigh Total Fat
% saturated <= 10%, reversedHigh Saturated Fat
% cholesterol < 300 mg, reversedHigh Dietary Cholesterol
Vitamin Supplements% using
Vitamin A% meeting recommendation
Vitamin C% meeting recommendation
Vitamin E% meeting recommendation
Vitamin B1 Thiamin% meeting recommendation
Vitamin B2 Riboflavin% meeting recommendation
Vitamin B3 Niacin% meeting recommendation
Vitamin B6 Pyridoxine% meeting recommendation
Vitamin B9 Folate (folic acid)% meeting recommendation
Vitamin B12% meeting recommendation
Mineral Calcium% meeting recommendation
Mineral Copper% meeting recommendation
Mineral Iron% meeting recommendation
Mineral Magnesium% meeting recommendation
Mineral Selenium% meeting recommendation
Mineral Phosphorus% meeting recommendation
Mineral Potassium% meeting recommendation
Mineral Zinc% meeting recommendation
Water Fluoridation% of population with fluoridated water
(P) Pollution Releasedabsolute pounds, adjusted for state area at runtime
(P) Toxic Waste Importedabsolute pounds, adjusted for state area at runtime
(P) Ozone at Ground Level
(P) Acid Gaspowerplant emissions
absolute pounds
adjusted for state area at runtime
(P) Arsenicpowerplant emissions
absolute pounds
adjusted for state area at runtime
(P) Chromiumpowerplant emissions
absolute pounds
adjusted for state area at runtime
(P) Dioxinpowerplant emissions
absolute pounds
adjusted for state area at runtime
(P) Leadpowerplant emissions
absolute pounds
adjusted for state area at runtime
(P) Organic Chemicalspowerplant emissions
absolute pounds
adjusted for state area at runtime
All Crop Chemicalstotal pounds
adjusted for state area at runtime
search: all crops, all pesticides
Crop Insecticidestotal pounds
adjusted for state area at runtime
search: all crops, all pesticides
Crop Fungicidestotal pounds
adjusted for state area at runtime
search: all crops, all pesticides
Crop Herbicidestotal pounds
adjusted for state area at runtime
search: all crops, all pesticides