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Table 1 Sample characteristics (N = 1760)

From: Do residents’ perceptions of being well-placed and objective presence of local amenities match? A case study in West Central Scotland, UK

  

N

%

Sex

Males

768

43.6

Females

992

56.4

Age tertile

17-45

595

33.8

46-60

635

36.1

Over 60

530

30.1

Social Class

I Professional, II Managerial & Technical

988

56.1

III Skilled non-manual

413

23.5

III Skilled manual

202

11.5

IV/V Partly skilled & Unskilled

157

8.9

Area deprivation

Quintile 1 (least deprived)

432

24.5

Quintile 2

341

19.4

Quintile 3

329

18.7

Quintile 4

346

19.7

Quintile 5 (most deprived)

312

17.7

Car ownership

Owner

1502

85.3

Non-owner

258

14.7

Dog ownership

Owner

372

21.1

Non-owner

1388

78.9

Walked 2+ miles

Walker

1366

77.6

Non-walker

394

22.4

*Walker 2+ miles

In and out of area

1129

83.1

Outside the area

229

16.9

**Years at current home

< 2 years

76

4.3

2-10 years

591

33.6

>10 years

1091

62.1

General Food Stores

Very/Fairly Well-Placed

1605

91.2

Not very/Not at all Well-Placed

155

8.8

Primary Schools

Very/Fairly Well-Placed

1695

96.3

Not very/Not at all Well-Placed

65

3.7

Secondary Schools

Very/Fairly Well-Placed

1535

87.2

Not very/Not at all Well-Placed

225

12.8

Libraries

Very/Fairly Well-Placed

1510

85.8

Not very/Not at all Well-Placed

250

14.2

Pharmacies

Very/Fairly Well-Placed

1656

94.1

Not very/Not at all Well-Placed

104

5.9

Public Sport/Recreation Facilities

Very/Fairly Well-Placed

1371

77.9

 

Not very/Not at all Well-Placed

389

22.1

  1. *8 missing, **2 missing.