**Table 4.** Pearson correlation coefficients between total Pillar 2 support (2008-2013) and socio-economic indicators (2011)

|Variables|Unemploy<br>ment rate|Poverty rate|Share of the<br>country<br>poor|GDP per<br>inhabitant|Population<br>change<br>(2008-2013)|Support per<br>hectare<br>UAA|Support per<br>AWU|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**EU15**||||
|Support per hectare UAA|0.1307+|0.1132**|0.2213**|0.0905**|0.0831**|1|0.7018**|
|Number of observations|193|963|963|963|963|963|962|
|Support per AWU|0.1076|0.1188**|0.1780**|0.0453|0.1097**|0.7018**|1|
|Number of observations|193|964|964|964|964|962|964|
|||**EU2**<br>|**8(except for**<br>|**Czech Republ**<br>|**ic and Lithua**<br>|**nia)**<br>||
|Support per hectare UAA|0.1121+|-0.0478|0.0183|0.0376|-0.0205|1|0.6478**|
|Number of observations|250|1165|1165|1165|1165|1165|1164|
|Support per AWU|0.0829|-0.0186|0.1467**|0.0863**|0.0185|0.6478**|1|
|Number of observations|250|1166|1166|1166|1166|1164|1166|

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, Luxumbourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK

**Table 5.** Pearson correlation coefficients between level of LFA payment (2008-2013) and socio-economic indicators (2011)

|Variables|Unemploym<br>ent rate|Poverty rate|Share of the<br>country<br>poor|GDP per<br>inhabitant|Population<br>change<br>(2008-2013)|Support per<br>hectare<br>UAA|Support per<br>AWU|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**EU15**||||
|Support per hectare UAA|0.0882|0.1219**|0.2913**|-0.1447**|-0.0404|1|0.4097**|
|Number of observations|193|963|963|963|963|963|962|
|Support per AWU|0.0093|0.0771**|0.1162**|-0.1108**|-0.0221|0.4097**|1|
|Number of observations|193|964|964|964|964|962|964|
|||**EU**|**28(except for**|**Czech Republ**|**ic and Lithua**|**nia)**||
|Support per hectare UAA|0.0575|-0.0324|0.0568+|0.0011|-0.0191|1|0.2781**|
|Number of observations|250|1165|1165|1165|1165|1165|1164|
|Support per AWU|-0.0071|0.0047|0.1760**|-0.0517+|-0.0060|0.2781**|1|
|Number of observations|250|1166|1166|1166|1166|1164|1166|

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, Luxumbourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK

**Table 6.** Pearson correlation coefficients between level of agri-environmental subsidies (2008-2013) and socio-economic indicators <u>(2011)</u>

|Variables|Unemploy<br>ment rate|Poverty rate|Share of the<br>country<br>poor|GDP per<br>inhabitant|Population<br>change<br>(2008-2013)|Support per<br>hectare<br>UAA|Support per<br>AWU|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**EU15**||||
|Support per hectare UAA|0.1572*|0.1570**|0.1796**|-0.1043**|0.0201|1|0.4074**|
|Number of observations|193|963|963|963|963|963|962|
|Support per AWU|-0.0375|0.0489|0.0733*|-0.0309|0.0792*|0.4074**|1|
|Number of observations|193|964|964|964|964|962|964|
|||**EU2**|**8(except for**|**Czech Repub**|**lic and Lithua**|**nia)**||
|Support per hectare UAA|0.0933|-0.0385|0.0632*|0.0043|-0.0194|1|0.2800**|
|Number of observations|250|1165|1165|1165|1165|1165|1164|
|Support per AWU|-0.1093+|-0.0489+|0.0903**|0.0212|0.0208|0.2800**|1|

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