Table 1 Study site characteristics
STUDY SITE | RECRUITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS | |
|---|---|---|
TARGET GROUP | NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS | |
VALENCIA (SPAIN) | Three districts with high sociodemographic vulnerability, due to an aged population, lower incomes than the city average and higher percentages of people at risk of poverty | 177 participants per study arm |
HEERLEN (THE NETHERLANDS) | Social housing tenants from two districts in the northern part of the city with low incomes, high energy bills, low energy measures and bad housing conditions | 156 participants per study arm |
EDIRNE (TURKEY) | Low-income households in five neighbourhoods, where vulnerable groups, including Roma, are highly represented | 125 participants per study arm |
JELGAVA (LATVIA) | The most vulnerable households, described by low income levels, long-term unemployment (> 1 year), disabled people, poor housing quality, single-parent families, pensioners (especially suffering loneliness), and provided by the municipality | 146 participants per study arm |
LEEDS (United Kingdom) | Social housing tenants, managed by the City Council, with poor housing quality, classified as energy efficiency band D or below. Target group has different vulnerabilities: low income, older people, disabled people, single parents and recent migrants | 125 participants per study arm |
OBUDA (HUNGARY) | Vulnerable inhabitants of Óbuda-Békásmegyer, the 3rd district of Budapest, characterised by low incomes, victims of domestic violence and/or drug abuse, households with disabled and/or chronically ill members, unemployed members, and single mothers | 146 participants per study arm |