For 12 areas of the Indian Health Service analysis of data, available from the US Department of Health and Human Services, yielded a nonsignificant Pearson correlation of −.13 between estimates of poverty and Field's concept of outward aggression and a nearly significant r of .48 with genera] aggression (suicide rate plus homicide rate). These findings raise for study questions about social disintegration and aggression among Native Americans.
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