Exploratory spatial analysis of autism rates in New York school districts: role of sociodemographic and language differences

Table 3 Multiple linear regression of variables predicting ASD prevalence in New York school districts (n = 865)

Variables	r	β	SE β
English language learners¹	0.02	−0.00	0.00
Economically disadvantaged¹	0.13***	−0.00***	0.00
Students with disabilities¹	0.59***	0.10***	0.00
Students with learning disabilities¹	0.36***	−0.09***	0.01
Students with reported emotional disturbance¹	0.41***	0.07	0.03
Male¹	0.14***	0.00***	0.00
Female¹	0.16***	0.00***	0.00
Hispanic¹	0.13***	−0.00***	0.00
Black¹	0.22***	0.00	0.00
American Indian¹	−0.05	−0.00***	0.00
White¹	−0.13***	−0.00***	0.00
Asian¹	0.10***	−0.00***	0.00
R²			0.43
F			60.19 (12, 923)***

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