Table 1.

Definition and sources of neighbourhood statistics.

neighbourhood characteristic	definition	source
median age at death	median age at death recorded in 2012	median age at death, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) 2014 [14]
morbidity rate	percentage of residents with a ‘long-term health problem or disability: day-to-day activities limited a lot’	2011 Census, NISRA 2012 [15]
crime rate	crime ranks were based on rates of violence, robbery, public order, burglary, vehicle theft and criminal damage offences between 2004 and 2009	Northern Ireland multiple deprivation measure (NIMDM) report, NISRA 2010 [16]
adult sex ratio	the number of males divided by the number of females	2011 Census, NISRA 2012 [15]