Table 1 Underprivileged area score items, weighted z score and number of inhabitants for the intervention and control areas (demographic data 1995, Rotterdam is the reference area).
| Subjects | Reference area | Weight | Intervention areas (n = 7) | Control areas (n = 8) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Range | Mean | Range | |||
| Elderly living alone (%) | 8.3 | 6.62 | 5.2 | 3.4–8.5 | 5.8 | 3.4–13.1 |
| Children <5 years (%) | 6.3 | 4.64 | 7.5 | 5.9–9.0 | 7.2 | 4.7–9.3 |
| Unskilled socioeconomic groups (%)* | 20.9 | 3.74 | 23.4 | 19.0–32.8 | 27.2 | 17.8–36.1 |
| Unemployed (%) † | 17.3 | 3.34 | 24.1 | 20.5–27.4 | 23.9 | 15.9–28.9 |
| One‐parent families (%) | 10.9 | 3.01 | 15.1 | 10.6–17.7 | 14.3 | 10.4–21.2 |
| Dwellings without bath (%) | 11.8 | 2.88 | 17.7 | 1.0–29.6 | 19.5 | 1.0–40.0 |
| Change of address ‡ | 38.1 | 2.68 | 62.4 | 39.7–95.5 | 68.8 | 59.1–92.5 |
| Ethnic groups (%) § | 40.1 | 2.5 | 53.6 | 38.7–66.8 | 59.1 | 33.8–75.9 |
| UPA score (weighted z score) | 2.8 | 9.8 | 3.7–16.7 | 12.2 | −2.2–20.9 | |
| Inhabitants (aged 20–64 years), n | 369824 | 9718 | 7967 | |||
UPA, underprivileged.
*Primary school is the highest education level.
†Percentage of the working population.
±Mobility score combines number of births, deaths, establishments, number of people leaving the area and change of address within the area.
§People born outside The Netherlands, the rich, western European and North‐American countries not included.