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Table 1 Basic characteristics for 24,847 participants of the public health survey in suburban and more rural areas of the Scania region in Southern Sweden (2008).

From: Area-aggregated assessments of perceived environmental attributes may overcome single-source bias in studies of green environments and health: results from a cross-sectional survey in southern Sweden

Subgroup

 

Na

All

Objectively assessed number of green qualities within 300 m

    

0

1

2-4

   

N = 24,847

N = 14,350

N = 6,363

N = 4,134

Sex

 

24,847

    
 

Females

 

54.8

55.2

54.0

54.4

 

Males

 

45.2

44.8

46.0

45.6

Age

 

24,847

    
 

18-34

 

20.0

21.6

20.0

14.5

 

35-49

 

26.3

26.3

26.3

25.9

 

50-64

 

30.3

28.7

30.9

34.9

 

64-80

 

23.4

23.4

22.7

24.7

Educational level

 

22,400

    
 

Primary and/or secondary school

 

28.7

29.0

28.3

28.4

 

2-4 years gymnasium or professional school

 

36.4

36.3

37.0

35.7

 

University

 

34.9

34.6

34.6

36.2

Problems with paying bills

 

24,291

    
 

Yes, at least every second month

 

7.1

7.6

6.7

6.3

 

No, never or once

 

92.9

92.4

93.3

93.7

Country of origin

 

24,847

    
 

Other

 

14.0

17.3

11.0

7.2

 

Sweden

 

86.0

82.7

89.0

92.8

Type of residence

 

24,294

    
 

Flat or student room

 

37.6

46.8

31.2

15.3

 

Own house

 

62.4

53.2

68.8

84.7

  1. Na Number of answers
  2. Additionally, descriptive information was stratified according to the total number of objectively assessed green qualities (0, 1 or 2-4) within 300 meter from participants' residences. All frequencies are given as percentages if not otherwise stated.