NationMaster - Scatterplot: Democracy > Female parliamentarians vs People

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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.549 (this correlation is weak)

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Variable:	Democracy > Female parliamentarians	People > Average size of households
Plot Display:	Logarithmic (base 10)	Logarithmic (base 10)
Definition:	Seats in parliament held by women (as % of total). Data are as of 8 March 2002. Where there are lower and upper houses, data refer to the weighted average of women's shares of seats in both houses.	Average households size (number of people living in the house) - late 1990s.
Source:	calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002	Economic Commission for Europe Statistical Division, Trends in Europe and North America 2001 (UN Economic Commission for Europe, NY, 2001), p. 74
Correlations:	Government > Parliamentary seats > Female People > Gender empowerment People > Gender development index People > Gender empowerment measure Health > Births > Low birth weight	Health > Drug access Health > External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health People > Male population > Age 100-104 > % of the total People > Households with more than 5 people People > Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total
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