Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample (n = 21,521), wave 2004 of the German Socio-Economic Panel Study
Variable | Mean | SD | Proportion | Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Outcome variable | ||||
PCS (SD) | 49.9 | 10.0 | ||
No PCS information, % (number) | 3.5 | 745 | ||
Sociodemographic variables | ||||
Mean age in years (SD) | 47.7 | 17.1 | ||
Gender, % (number) | ||||
Male | 48.0 | 10,331 | ||
Female | 52.0 | 11,190 | ||
Migration background, % (number) | 15.2 | 3,261 | ||
Education, % (number) | ||||
Still in School | 1.6 | 355 | ||
Low | 38.9 | 8,372 | ||
Intermediate | 37.1 | 7,992 | ||
High | 19.5 | 4,200 | ||
Not specified | 2.8 | 602 | ||
Unemployed, % (number) | 7.2 | 1,556 | ||
Single household, % (number) | 13.4 | 2,890 | ||
Net equivalence income in € (SD) | 22,469 | 22,637 | ||
Neighbourhood variables | ||||
Average purchasing power of street section in € (SD) | 36,160 | 7,341 | ||
Distance to nearest city centre, % (number) | ||||
Residence in the city centre | 10.0 | 2,147 | ||
Less than 10 km | 24.7 | 5,317 | ||
10 to less than 25 km | 27.7 | 5,972 | ||
25 to less than 40 km | 15.2 | 3,261 | ||
40 to less than 60 km | 10.6 | 2,285 | ||
60 km and more | 11.1 | 2,383 | ||
Missing | 0.7 | 156 | ||
Residential area, % (number) | ||||
Mostly old houses | 31.6 | 6,791 | ||
Mostly newer houses | 43.2 | 9,305 | ||
Mixed area | 22.0 | 4,736 | ||
Commercial area | 0.5 | 110 | ||
Industrial area | 0.4 | 94 | ||
Other | 0.3 | 58 | ||
Not specified | 2.0 | 427 | ||
Housing type, % (number) | ||||
Farm house | 3.2 | 691 | ||
Detached one or two family house | 37.1 | 7,990 | ||
One or two family row house | 17.5 | 3,775 | ||
Building with 3 to 4 flats | 10.0 | 2,146 | ||
Building with 5 to 8 flats | 17.1 | 3,678 | ||
Building with 9 or more flats | 12.5 | 2,684 | ||
High rise building | 1.2 | 252 | ||
Other | 0.1 | 19 | ||
Not specified | 1.3 | 286 | ||
Disturbance by noise, % (number) | ||||
None | 42.3 | 9,105 | ||
Little | 37.9 | 8,155 | ||
Tolerable | 12.9 | 2,770 | ||
Strong | 5.0 | 1,072 | ||
Very strong | 1.6 | 340 | ||
Missing | 0.4 | 79 | ||
Disturbance by air pollution, % (number) | ||||
None | 47.0 | 10,112 | ||
Little | 39.0 | 8,394 | ||
Tolerable | 9.6 | 2,069 | ||
Strong | 3.1 | 675 | ||
Very strong | 0.7 | 156 | ||
Missing | 0.5 | 115 | ||
Walking distance to public green space, % (number) | ||||
Less than 10 min. | 56.7 | 12,209 | ||
10 to 20 min. | 22.5 | 4,846 | ||
More than 20 min. | 7.1 | 1,529 | ||
Not existing/unavailable by foot | 11.2 | 2,421 | ||
Not specified | 2.4 | 516 | ||
Walking distance to public sports/leisure facilities, % (number) | ||||
Less than 10 min. | 39.2 | 8,434 | ||
10 to 20 min. | 35.3 | 7,603 | ||
More than 20 min. | 14.0 | 3,015 | ||
Not existing/unavailable by foot | 8.7 | 1,862 | ||
Not specified | 2.8 | 607 |