Individual factors and perceived community characteristics in relation to mental health and mental well-being

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample (n = 1209 PARC Study, East Belfast, UK; Feb 2010 – Jan 2011)

Characteristic	n	Percent	Mean	St. Dev.
Gender
Male	490	40.5
Female	719	59.5
Age, years ^a	1192	98.6	50.36	19.94
Employment Status
Unemployed	60	5.0
Employed/Retired/Student/Other	1149	95.0
Marital Status ^a
Married/cohabiting	604	50.0
Single/Divorced/Widowed	603	49.9
Education to Degree/Diploma Level ^a
Yes	396	32.8
No	811	67.1
Housing Tenure ^a
Owner Occupied	845	69.9
Rent/Other	353	29.2
Smoking ^a
Ever	594	49.1
Never	613	50.7
Alcohol intake (frequency) ^a
Weekly or more	583	48.2
Monthly	266	22.0
Yearly	58	4.8
Not in last year	289	23.9
PA category ^a
Low level	462	38.2
Medium level	373	30.9
High Level	372	30.8
Number of vehicles access to
0	301	24.9
1	555	45.9
2 +	353	29.2
Access to bicycle ^a
Yes	402	33.3
No	806	66.7
NIMDM ^b
1 – most deprived	217	17.9
2	223	18.4
3	94	7.8
4	232	19.2
5 – least deprived	443	36.6

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