Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample (N = 406).
| Characteristics | Total Sample (N = 406) | Community 1 (N = 101) | Community 2 (N = 100) | Community 3 (N = 99) | Community 4 (N = 106) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Mean (SD) | % | Mean (SD) | % | Mean (SD) | % | Mean (SD) | % | Mean (SD) | |
| Age: | 44 (17.1) | 44 (17.0) | 42 (16.3) | 45 (18.6) | 45 (16.5) | |||||
| 16–34 | 34.6 | 33.7 | 37.0 | 33.7 | 34.0 | |||||
| 35–54 | 36.3 | 34.7 | 41.0 | 32.7 | 36.8 | |||||
| 55–64 | 11.6 | 13.9 | 8.0 | 14.3 | 10.4 | |||||
| 65+ | 17.5 | 17.8 | 14.0 | 19.4 | 18.9 | |||||
| Sex (% male) | 45.3 | 47.5 | 44.0 | 42.4 | 47.2 | |||||
| Education level (%tertiary+) | 14.5 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 28.3 | 16.2 | |||||
| Carstairs Index | 6.5 (2.4) | 6.9 (1.0) | 8.07 (2.5) | 3.7 (0.0) | 5.6 (2.6) | |||||
| Relationship Status: | ||||||||||
| Single | 36.1 | 25.0 | 41.0 | 44.4 | 34.3 | |||||
| Married | 26.2 | 27.0 | 21.0 | 30.3 | 26.7 | |||||
| Partnered/cohabiting | 17.5 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 7.1 | 21.0 | |||||
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 20.2 | 26.0 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18.1 | |||||
| Employment status: (% working full-time) | 24.6 | 16.8 | 20.0 | 21.2 | 39.6 | |||||
| Children in the household (%yes) | 39.5 | 46.9 | 38.9 | 44.6 | 28.3 | |||||
| Private car access (% yes) | 39.1 | 23.9 | 27.3 | 55.7 | 48.5 | |||||
| Health/Wellbeing | ||||||||||
| Stress (PSS score) | 15.4 (6.0) | 20.0 (1.9) | 14.3 (6.4) | 13.2 (6.8) | 14.0 (5.2) | |||||
| General health (score) | 3.9 (1.0) | 3.49 (0.7) | 4.01 (1.1) | 3.85 (1.0) | 4.25 (0.8) | |||||
| Physical activity (days/month) | 10.3 (10.1) | 3.0 (5.8) | 12.7 (10.3) | 10.0 (9.8) | 15.5 (9.4) | |||||
| Social wellbeing | ||||||||||
| Place belonging (score) | 3.9 (0.9) | 3.5 (0.8) | 4.1 (1.0) | 4.1 (0.9) | 4.0 (0.5) | |||||
| Social isolation (score) | 2.5 (0.6) | 2.3 (0.6) | 2.7 (0.6) | 2.5 (0.8) | 2.6 (0.5) | |||||
| Neighbourhood trust (score) | 2.9 (1.0) | 3.0 (0.7) | 2.8 (1.2) | 3.0 (1.1) | 2.8 (0.8) | |||||
| Green space measures | ||||||||||
| % green space area (objective measure) | 56.8 (12.3) | 61.0 (7.8) | 53.5 (6.7) | 65.8 (6.7) | 49.5 (15.2) | |||||
| % participants who have a garden or allotment | 49.1 | 72.3 | 30.0 | 64.6 | 30.5 | |||||
| % participants with view (green space or hill) | 30.6 | 47.5 | 10.0 | 42.4 | 22.9 | |||||
| % participants visiting green space (at least once a week or more) in winter | 57.9 | 53.0 | 66.3 | 68.0 | 44.4 | |||||
Key: Stress PSS scores: higher score = greater stress; General health scores: higher score = better health; Place belonging: higher score = greater place belonging; Social Isolation: higher score = less social isolation; Neighbourhood Trust: higher score = greater trust.