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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the study population

From: Assessing the perceived changes in neighborhood physical and social environments and how they are associated with Chinese internal migrants’ mental health

Variable

Category

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

SD

Percentage

GHQ-12 scores

 

0.000

30.000

6.613

4.070

 

Changes in neighborhood characteristics

 Aesthetics

 

−16.000

20.000

−0.132

4.073

 

 Safety

 

−8.000

8.000

−0.029

1.855

 

 Facilities and accessibility

 

−16.000

16.000

0.174

3.986

 

 Green space

 

−12.000

12.000

0.240

3.092

 

 Social cohesion

 

−20.000

20.000

−0.052

4.681

 

Individual-level characteristics

 Age

 

17.000

68.000

31.374

7.911

 

 Physical health

Fair/poor

    

35%

Good

    

31%

Very good

    

22%

Excellent

    

13%

 Hukou type

Non-Shenzhen

    

69%

Shenzhen

    

31%

 Migration context

Intra-province

    

32%

Inter-province

    

68%

 Sex

Female

    

44%

Male

    

56%

 Education

High school or lower

    

32%

Bachelor’s

    

62%

Master’s and higher

    

6%

 Income

≤4000 CNY

    

23%

4001–8000 CNY

    

43%

> 8000 CNY

    

34%

 Employment

Unemployed

    

23%

Employed

    

77%