Table 2.
Number of environmental barriers in dwellings of senior citizens in ordinary housing, according to building period (N = 609)
| Housing type | Built before 1960 | Built in 1960-1979 | Built after 1979 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Md (q1-q3) | p-value | “Effect size”b | 95 % CI | “Effect size”b | 95 % CI | “Effect size”b | 95 % CI | |||
| Multi-dwelling block (n = 416) | (n = 141) | (n = 153) | (n = 122) | Before 1960 vs. 1960-1979 | Before 1960 vs. after 1979 | 1960-1979 vs. after 1979 | ||||
| Exterior surrounding (0–20a) | 10 (8–11) | 9 (7–11) | 8 (6–9) | <0.001 | 0.0 | −1.0; 0.0 | −2.0 | −2.0; −1.0 | −1.0 | −2.0; −1.0 |
| Entrances (0–13a) | 8 (7–9) | 6 (5–8) | 5 (4–6) | <0.001 | −2.0 | −2.0; −1.0 | −3.0 | −4.0; −3.0 | −1.0 | −2.0; −1.0 |
| Indoors (0–27a) | 14 (12–17) | 14 (12–15) | 13 (11–15) | 0.002 | −1.0 | −1.0; 0.0 | −1.0 | −2.0; −1.0 | −1.0 | −1.0; 0.0 |
| Total (0-60a) | 32 (29–35) | 30 (26–33) | 26 (22–29) | <0.001 | −3.0 | −4.0; −2.0 | −6.0 | −7.0; −5.0 | −4.0 | −5.0; −2.0 |
| One-family house (n = 193) | (n = 95) | (n = 72) | (n = 26) | Before 1960 vs. 1960-1979 | Before 1960 vs. after 1979 | 1960-1979 vs. after 1979 | ||||
| Exterior surrounding (0–20a) | 8 (7–10) | 7 (5–9) | 7 (6–9) | 0.004 | −1.0 | −2.0; 0.0 | −1.0 | −2.0; 0.0 | 0.0 | −1.0; 1.0 |
| Entrances (0–13a) | 7 (6–8) | 6 (5–8) | 5 (3–6) | 0.005 | 0.0 | −1.0; 0.0 | −2.0 | −3.0; −1.0 | −1.0 | −2.0; 0.0 |
| Indoors (0–27a) | 18 (16–21) | 18 (17–20) | 18 (16–19) | 0.178 | 0.0 | −1.0; 0.0 | −1.0 | −3.0; 0.0 | −1.0 | −2.0; 0.0 |
| Total (0–60a) | 33 (30–36) | 31 (28–36) | 30 (26–32) | 0.001 | −2.0 | −4.0; 0.0 | −4.0 | −6.0; −2.0 | −2.0 | −4.0; 1.0 |
Note Md (q1-q3) Median and (first quartile - third quartile) CI confidence interval
aPossible range
bLocation shift, Hodges-Lehmann estimation