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Table 2 Description of Intervention and Comparison groups at Baseline (Wave 1)

From: The SHARP study: a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the short-term outcomes of housing and neighbourhood renewal

 

Intervention group n (%)

Comparison group n (%)

Chi-squared

Sex

   

Male

77 (23.1)

117 (30.4)

χ2 = 4.52, p = 0.034

Female

257 (76.9)

268 (69.6)

 

Age(years)

   

Mean

43.2

49.7

F = 29.8, p < 0.001; U = 46225.5, p < 0.001

Median

41

47.5

 

Tenure

   

Council/Housing association

239 (71.6)

373 (97.1)

χ2 = 90.6, p < 0.001

Other

95 (28.4)

11 (2.9)

 

Marital status

   

Married or with partner

117 (35)

155 (39.9)

χ2 = 18.4,

Other

217 (65)

234 (60.1)

p < 0.001

Family unit type

   

Family

206 (61.7)

174 (44.7)

χ2 = 6.6,

Adult

96 (28.7)

133 (34.2

p < 0.001

Older

32 (9.6)

82 (21.1

 

Ethnicity

   

White

327 (97.9)

382 (98.2)

χ2 = 14.2, p = 0.028

Education (highest level)

   

School leaving certificate

49 (18.7)

62 (21.8)

χ2 = 0.82, p = 0.364

   

χ2 = 8.63, p = 0.003

O Grade/Standard Grade/GCSE/CSE/Senior Certificate

112 (41.7)

87 (30.6)

 

GSVQ foundation or intermediate/SVQ Level 1 or 2, SCOTVEC module or equivalent

  

χ2 = 3.47, p = 0.062

Higher Grade/CSYS/

44 (16.8)

32 (11.3)

 

A level/Advanced Senior Certificate or equivalent

   
   

χ2 = 2.31, p = 0.129

GSVQ Advanced/SVQ Level 3/ONC/OND/SCOTVEC National Diploma or equivalent

   

City & Guilds

39 (14.9)

39 (10.6)

χ2 = 5.39, p = 0.020

HNC/HND/SVQ Level 4 or 5 or equivalent

   
 

24 (9.2)

12 (4.2)

χ2 = 0.586, p = 0.444

First or higher degree

   
   

χ2 = 6.83, p = 0.009

Professional qualification (e.g., teaching, accountancy)

  

χ2 = 0.04, p = 0.847

 

20 (7.6)

17 (6.0)

 

Other qualification

  

χ2 = 0.02, p = 0.898

 

26 (9.9)

12 (4.2)

χ2 < 0.001, p = 0.986

None

   
   

χ2 = 5.223, p = 0.022

 

11 (4.2)

11 (3.9)

 
 

5 (1.9)

5 (1.8)

 
 

13 (5.0)

14 (4.9)

 
 

78 (29.8)

111 (39.1)

 

Employment status

   

Currently working*

126 (37.7)

111 (28.5)

* χ2 = 6.48, p = 0.01

Unemployed

36 (11)

44 (11.3)

 

Sick/disabled

61 (18.7)

67 (17.3)

 

Retired

38 (11.6)

101 (26)

 

Median income/week

£178.80

£175.12

U = 15245.5, p = 0.74

In SIP*

170 (50.9)

183 (47.2)

χ2 = 0.93,

   

p = 0.335

Median number of people living in household

3

2

U = 54681.5,

   

p < 0.001

Housing type

   

Detached/semi-detached/terraced house

   

Tenement or flat

94 (28.2)

186 (47.8)

χ2 = 1.31,

Other

230 (69.1)

184 (47.3)

p < 0.001

 

9 (2.7)

19 (95.1)

 

General self-reported health:

   

Good, very good or excellent

   
 

197 (58)

221 (56.8)

χ2 = 1.05,

   

p = 0.9

Long-standing illness

185 (55.4)

242 (62.2)

χ2 = 3.2,

   

p = 0.07

  1. * Regeneration area
  2. χ2 = Chi-squared value; F = F statistic for comparison of means; U = Mann Whitney U