Table 2. Comparison between growth rates of the population (Pop) and household numbers (HH) in European cities for the periods of 1990–2000 (n = 188) and 2000–2006 (n = 118).

Relationship between Pop and HH	European cities
	1990–2000		2000–2006
	n	%	n	%
Pop(+) and HH(+)	82	43.6	74	62.7
Pop(+) and HH(−)	[2] *	[1.1]*	[6] *	[5.1]*
Pop(−) and HH(+)	68	36.2	27	22.9
Pop(−) and HH(−)	36	19.1	11	9.3
All cities	188	100.0	118	100.0

Abbreviations: n = number of cases; Pop = Population, HH = number of households;+positive growth rate, − negative growth rate.

^*numbers too small for statistical analysis, thus not included in further figures.