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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (weighted percentages and weighted mean)

From: Non-response bias in the analysis of the association between mental health and the urban environment: a cross-sectional study in Brussels, Belgium

Socio-economic status

Reported household income %/N

 Quartile 1 (low)

20.66%/893

 Quartile 2

18.53%/866

 Quartile 3

21.64%/926

 Quartile 4 (high)

22.24%/904

 No answer

16.93%/766

Reported household income [€] mean [IQR]

1525.03 [1473.46–1576.61]

Age %/N

 15–24

13.81%/536

 25–44

37.39%/1439

 45–64

30.06%/1317

 65 + 

18.74%/1063

Age median [IQR]

46.08 [45.35–46.81]

Gender %/N

 M

48.19%/1986

 F

51.81%/2369

Year of the BHIS %/N

 2008

45.26%/2203

 2013

54.74%/2152

Family composition %/N

 Single

28.79%/1176

 Couple with child (ren)

33.81%/1469

 Couple without child (ren)

17.20%/809

 One parent with child (ren)

11.25%/502

 Other/unknown

8.95%/399

Highest educational level in the household %/N

 Higher

45.49%/1882

 Higher secondary

26.13%/1142

 Lower secondary

13.68%/631

 No diploma or primary education

11.87%/556

 No answer

2.84%/144

Environmental factors

Street canyon effect mean [IQR]

0.67 [0.65–0.69]

Street corridor effect [0–2] mean [IQR]

1.66 [1.64–1.69]

Street corridor effect %/N

  < median

23.87%/668

  >  = median

24.90%/652

 maximum

50.14%/1209

 No data

1.09%/33

Linear tree density mean [IQR]

0.09 [0.08–0.09]

Linear tree density %/N

 No tree

27.21%/669

  < median

35.62%/932

  >  = median

36.08%/928

 No data

1.09%/33

Vegetation coverage (1 km buffer) mean [IQR]

0.38 [0.37–0.39]

Street visible vegetation coverage (within 10 m) mean [IQR]

0.17 [0.16–0.19]

View of green mean [IQR]

14.52 [13.98–15.07]

Noise from multiple sources Lden [dB] mean [IQR]

51.29 [51.04–51.55]

Black carbon mean [IQR]

2.30 [2.27–2.33]