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Table 1 Who was interviewed in the communities? Response rates and sample characteristics

From: Costs and effects of a 'healthy living' approach to community development in two deprived communities: findings from a mixed methods study

 

Community 1

general

population

Community 1

hard-to-reach

Community 2

general

population

Community 2

hard-to-reach

Community

researchers

Total

combined sample

Total interviewed/contacted after exclusions*(%)

      

Interview 1

33/70 (47%)

5/14 (36%)

35/69 (51%)

11/13(85%)

8/8 (100%)

92/174 (44%)

Interview 2

17/33(52%)

10/14 (71%)

11/69(16%)

1/11(9%)

Not repeated

39/84 (46%)

Demographics: Women (%)

      

Interview 1

25 (76%)

4 (80%)

16 (46%)

5 (50%)

8 (100%)

59 (64%)

Interview 2

14 (82%)

6 (60%)

7 (64%)

1 (100%)

Not repeated

28 (72%)

Age range: number

      

Interview 1

16-25: 4

16-25: 2

16-25: 1

<16: 2

16-25: 1

16-25: 10

 

26-45: 12

26-45: 3

26-45: 12

26-45: 2

26-45: 4

26-45: 33

 

46-65: 15

46-65: 0

46-65: 7

46-65: 1

46-65: 3

46-65: 26

 

66+: 2

66+: 0

66+: 11

66+: 2

66+: 0

66+: 15

Interview 2

Not known: 0

Not known: 1

Not known: 0

Not known:

Not repeated

Not known: 1

 

16-25: 1

16-25: 1

16-25: 0

<16: 0

 

16-25: 2

 

26-45: 6

26-45: 5

26-45: 1

26-45: 1

 

26-45: 13

 

46-65: 9

46-65: 3

46-65: 9

46-65: 0

 

46-65: 21

 

66+: 1

66+: 0

66+: 1

66+: 0

 

66+: 2

Mean years lived in area

      

Interview 1

23.7

17.8

28.2

27.3

23.2

24

Interview 2

Not asked

Not asked

Not asked

Not asked

Not repeated

Not asked

Employed/self employed (%)

      

Interview 1

13 (39%)

2 (40%)

15 (43%)

6 (55%)

7 (88%)

43 (47%)

Interview 2

8 (47%)

3 (30%)

5 (46%)

1 (100%)

Not repeated

17 (44%)

Own home (%)

      

Interview 1

16 (49%)

0 (0%)

20 (57%)

10 (91%)

6 (75%)

52 (57%)

Interview 2

8 (47%)

0 (0%)

11 (100%)

1 (100%)

Not repeated

20 (51%)

Some/fluent Welsh language (%)

      

Interview 1

6 (17%)

1 (20%)

2 (6%)

3 (27%)

2 (25%)

14 (15%)

Interview 2

6 (35%)

0 (0%)

3 (27%)

1 (100%)

Not repeated

10 (26%)

  1. *Exclusions = dead, ill, illness in family, moving away, on holiday, vacant property, not known at address, known to be violent