Table 1 Demographic characteristics of intervention and comparison neighbourhoods
Number of Inhabitants (CBS,2016) | Age distribution (CBS, 2016) | Nonwestern immigrants (CBS, 2016) | Inhabitants with a low incomea (Municipality Monitor, 2016) | Inhabitants with an academic degree (university /university of applied sciences) (PHS Monitor, 2017) | Does not feel in control over own life (PHS, 2017) | Perceives own health as poor (PHS, 2017) | Increased risk of anxiety/Depression (PHS,2017) | Experiences severe loneliness (PHS,2017) | Is overweight (BMI between 25 and 30)b (PHS,2017) | |
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Intervention group | ||||||||||
Nazareth | 3.280 | 0–24 yrs.: 29% | 14% | 54% | 20% | 24% | 28% | 69% | 19% | 48% |
25–64 yrs.: 55% | ||||||||||
≥65 yrs. 16% | ||||||||||
Limmel | 2.370 | 0–24 yrs. = 44% | 21% | 52% | 17% | 13% | 28% | 54% | 22% | 47% |
25–64 yrs. = 44% | ||||||||||
≥65 yrs. = 12% | ||||||||||
Wyckerpoort | 4.015 | 0–24 yrs. = 31% | 14% | 51% | 49% | 9% | 24% | 36% | 12% | 43% |
25–64 yrs. = 49% | ||||||||||
≥65 yrs. = 20% | ||||||||||
Wittevrouwenveld | 5.706 | 0–24 yrs. = 36% | 19% | 56% | 29% | 15% | 24% | 53% | 18% | 57% |
25-64 yrs. = 53% | ||||||||||
≥65 yrs. = 11% | ||||||||||
Comparison group | ||||||||||
Mariaberg | 4.965 | 0-24 yrs. = 33% | 14% | 58% | 28% | 17% | 37% | 57% | 17% | 51% |
25-64 yrs. = 49% | ||||||||||
≥65 yrs. = 17% | ||||||||||
Pottenberg | 2.415 | 0-24 yrs. = 24% | 18% | 58% | 21% | 18% | 37% | 53% | 28% | 56% |
25-64 yrs. = 53% | ||||||||||
≥65 yrs. = 22% | ||||||||||
Caberg | 3.410 | 0-24 yrs. = 33% | 20% | 60% | 23% | 22% | 40% | 58% | 16% | 58% |
25-64 yrs. = 51% | ||||||||||
≥65 yrs. = 17% | ||||||||||
Malberg | 5.345 | 0-24 yrs. = 23% | 13% | 55% | 16% | 19% | 40% | 51% | 21% | 58% |
25-64 yrs. = 50% | ||||||||||
≥65 yrs. = 28% | ||||||||||
Maastricht and the Netherlands | ||||||||||
Maastricht | 122.533 | 0-24 yrs. = 30% | 10% | 14.3% | 40% | 12% | 21% | 45% | 14% | 46% |
25-64 yrs. = 49% | ||||||||||
≥65 yrs. = 20% | ||||||||||
Netherlands | 17.205.411 | 0-20 yrs. = 23.5% | 12% | 9% | 34% | 10% | 21% | 44% | 10% | 49% |
21-64 yrs. = 59% | ||||||||||
≥65 yrs. = 17.6% | ||||||||||