Table 2.

Principal components loadings for the socioeconomic and physical environments in Montreal and Quebec City.

Area-level indicators		Social diversity		Financial insecurity		Centrality
		Montreal	Quebec	Montreal	Quebec	Montreal	Quebec
Socioeconomic environment	% singles	0.955	0.941	0.129	0.137	—	—
	% 1 year mover	0.968	0.949	0.117	0.187	—	—
	% less schooling	−0.218	−0.03	0.947	0.976	—	—
	% single parents	0.442	0.533	0.808	0.775	—	—
	Median income	−0.487	−0.62	−0.824	−0.73	—	—
Physical environment	% old dwelling	—	—	—	—	0.844	0.820
	Dwellings density	—	—	—	—	0.908	0.904
	Motorisation rate	—	—	—	—	−0.958	−0.98
	Con nectivity	—	—	—	—	0.935	0.933
	Land use mix	—	—	—	—	0.069	0.532