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Table 3 Characteristics of residents living within 2 km of landfills in Italy, Slovakia and England 2001.

From: Health impact assessment of waste management facilities in three European countries

 

Italy observed data*

Italy estimated data**

Slovakia

England

Total

257513

 

1350852

 

328869

 

1425350

 

Sex

        

   Males

125750

48.8

659655

48.8

159822

48.6

694137

48.7

   females

131763

51.2

691197

51.2

169047

51.4

731213

51.3

Age (years)

        

   0

2243

0.9

11766

0.9

3285

1.0

16242

1.1

   1-14

32801

12.7

172066

12.7

59450

18.1

260043

18.2

   15-44

107244

41.6

562577

41.6

156109

47.5

580430

40.7

   45-64

67971

26.4

356560

26.4

76617

23.3

344290

24.2

   65+

47254

18.4

247883

18.4

33408

10.2

224345

15.7

Area-based socioeconomic status

     

   I

34252

13.3

179678

13.3

79591

24.2

35277

2.5

   II

38715

15.0

203090

15.0

81172

24.7

254972

17.9

   III

57801

22.4

303210

22.4

74349

22.6

266629

18.7

   IV

59320

23.0

311179

23.0

53893

16.4

271786

19.1

   V

67339

26.1

353244

26.1

39855

12.1

286964

20.1

   missing information

86

0.0

451

0.0

9

0.0

309722

21.7

Distance from the plant

      

   0-1 Km

36716

14.3

192603

14.3

59522

18.1

216938

15.2

   1-2 km

220797

85.7

1158249

85.7

269347

81.9

1208412

84.8

  1. *Only 118 out of 619 landfills were geocoded for Italy; ** estimation is based on data from the 118 landfills