|Number of observations|250|1166|1166|1166|1166|1164|1166|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||Dire<br>|ct Income Pay<br>|ments<br>|||
|Support per hectare UAA|0.1788**|-0.0222|0.0326|0.0338|-0.0275|1|0.3095**|
|Number of observations|250|1168|1168|1168|1168|1168|1167|
|Support per AWU|0.041|-0.0138|0.0261|-0.005|0.2042**|0.3095**|1|
|Number of observations|250|1169|1169|1169|1169|1167|1169|

Note: (1) Symbol + indicates correlation statistically significant at 0.1 level; * indicates correlation statistically significant at 0.05 level; ** indicates correlation statistically significant at 0.01 level; (2) CAP support are the sum of payments for the period 2008-2013; (3) Unemployment rate data is at NUTS2 level; (4) EU15 are Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK; (5) Market price support is estimated to be all pillar 1 payments other than the direct aids payments

**Table 3** . Pearson correlation coefficients between socio-economic indicators and the level of market price support accruing to NUTS3 regions, selected New Member States

||No.<br>observat<br>ions|Unemploy<br>ment rate<br>(NUTS 2)|Poverty<br>rate|Share of<br>the<br>country<br>poor|GDP per<br>inhabitant|Population<br>change<br>(2008-<br>2013)|Support<br>per<br>hectare<br>UAA|Support<br>per AWU|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Bulgaria|||||||||
|Support per hectare UAA|28|-0.153|-0.1741|0.0779|0.9825**|0.8784**|1|0.9578**|
|Support per AWU|28|-0.0784|-0.1304|0.052|0.9301**|0.7944**|0.9578**|1|
|Estonia|||||||||
|Support per hectare UAA|5|N/A|-0.579|0.1414|0.9959*|0.9374*|1|0.9890**|
|Support per AWU|5|N/A|-0.4609|0.0808|0.9779**|0.8830*|0.9890**|1|
|Hungary|||||||||
|Support per hectare UAA|20|0.4716|-0.3448|0.1847|0.8639**|0.6857**|1|0.9998**|
|Support per AWU|20|0.6152|-0.354|0.1756|0.8692**|0.6870**|0.9998**|1|
|Latvia|||||||||
|Support per hectare UAA|5|N/A|-0.4862|-0.3486|0.3241|0.4377|1|0.9959**|
|Support per AWU|5|N/A|-0.4236|-0.3479|0.2897|0.3666|0.9959**|1|
|Malta|||||||||
|Support per hectare UAA|2|N/A|-1|1.0000**|1.0000**|1.0000**|1||
|Support per AWU|2|N/A|1.0000**|-1|-1|-1|-1|1|
|Poland|||||||||
|Support per hectare UAA|47|-0.1704|-0.3893**|-0.2216|0.5826**|-0.1098|1|0.9945**|
|Support per AWU|47|-0.1249|-0.3634*|-0.2116|0.5306**|-0.1008|0.9945**|1|
|Romania|||||||||
|Support per hectare UAA|42|-0.1615|-0.4321**|-0.1485|0.7534**|-0.1508|1|0.9999**|
|Support per AWU|42|-0.071|-0.4318**|-0.1468|0.7556**|-0.1504|0.9999**|1|
|Slov Republic|||||||||
|Support per hectare UAA|8|-0.9443+|-0.6345|-0.6601|0.5403|0.2210|1|0.9978**|
|Support per AWU|8|-0.9226+|-0.626|-0.6476|0.5315|0.2040|0.9978**|1|
|Slovenia|||||||||
|Support per hectare UAA|12|1**|0.0704|0.2928|-0.0052|-0.1824|1|0.9929**|
|Supportper AWU|12|1**|0.0914|0.2839|-0.0535|-0.1975|0.9929**|1|

Note: (1) Symbol + indicates correlation statistically significant at 0.1 level; * indicates correlation statistically significant at 0.05 level; ** indicates correlation statistically significant at 0.01 level; (2) CAP support are the sum of payments for the period 2008-2013; (3) Unemployment rate data is at NUTS2 level; (4) EU15 are Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK; (5) Market price support is estimated to be all pillar 1 payments other than the direct aids payments; (6) NMS not presented here are dropped due to the lack of observations 25