The association between residential area characteristics and mental health outcomes among men and women in Belgium

Table 1 Sample descriptives, Belgium 2001-2004

Mental health outcomes (before log transformation)#
	MEN		WOMEN
	Mean (Min. - Max.)	S.D.	Mean (Min. - Max.)	S.D.
Complaints of depression	1.3 (1 - 5)	0.5	1.4 (1 - 5)	0.6
Complaints of generalised anxiety	1.2 (1 - 5)	0.4	1.3 ( 1 - 5)	0.5
Independent variables at the residential area level
	Median (Min. - Max.)
Local unemployment rate*	0.11 (0.03- 0.34)
Median area income^§ (in euros)	18,878 (13,379 - 24,352)
Population density^§	599 (21 -19,480)
Independent variables at the individual level
	MEN		WOMEN
	*Mean* *(Min. - Max.)*	*S.D.*	*Mean* *(Min. - Max.)*	*S.D.*
Social support	4.0 (1 - 5)	1.0	4.0 (1 - 5)	1.0
Age	47.5 (15 - 98)	18.9	48.9 (15 - 101)	19.8
	%		%
Current employment situation ^#
Retired	26.4		26
Disabled	2.6		2.5
Unemployed	4.8		6.1
Student and others	0.3		12.6
Househusband/wife	1.4		2.4
Paid job (ref.)
Educational level ^#
No diploma or primary education	15		19.2
Lower secondary	18.4		19.2
Higher secondary	28.3		24.3
Tertiary education (ref.)
Equivalent income of the household ^#
< 750 €	4.5		6.1
750 - 1.000 €	7.9		11.2
1.000 - 1.500 €	20.4		20.2
1.500 - 2.500 €	30.1		28.2
> 2500 € (ref.)	13.0		13.4
Household type ^#
Single	19.7		23.9
Single with child(ren)	2.3		6.8
Couple	34.4		29.7
Complex household	14.5		13.0
Couple with child(ren) (ref.)

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