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Table 2 Characteristics of the regions* (n = 439) according to the Federal Office of Building and Regional Planning (BBR), 2004

From: The impact of regional and neighbourhood deprivation on physical health in Germany: a multilevel study

Variable

Mean

SD

Unemployment quota in % (SD)

12.2

5.8

Employment quota in % (SD)

46.9

15.7

Monthly net income of private households per inhabitant in € (SD)

1,401

183.7

Gross domestic product per inhabitant in € (SD)

24,757

9,834

Tax revenue per inhabitant in € (SD)

446

169

Proportion of foreigners in % (SD)

6.9

4.7

Physicians per 100,000 inhabitants (SD)

153.3

52.9

  1. Notes: SD, standard deviation. * All regional data refer to the level of the 439 German counties ("Kreise & kreisfreie Städte").