Table 4.

Hierarchical linear regression coefficients of individual risk factors of feelings of unsafety (N = 26,116)

Characteristics	Block 1		Block 2		Block 3		Block 4
	Third age	Fourth age	Third age	Fourth age	Third age	Fourth age	Third age	Fourth age
Control variables
Population size	.066**	.090**	.065**	.092**	.063**	.092**	.064**	.086**
Demographic variables
Age	.109**	.028	.095**	.026	.074**	.004	.067**	.004
Gender (1 = women)	.194**	.125**	.187**	.119**	.174**	.093**	.173**	.099**
Marital status (1 = widowed)	.022*	.034	.000	.022	−.014	.008	−.004	.016
Number of children	−.076**	−.055**	−.081**	−.056**	−.076**	−.054**	−.064**	−.046*
Lack of economical resources
Household income			−.084**	−.051*	−.069**	−.033	−.052**	−.024
Social tenant (1 = no social tenant)			−.029**	–	−.021**	–	−.016	–
Poor housing quality			.072**	–	.043**	–	.029**	–
Health and well-being
General physical health					−.057**	−.061**	−.037**	−.042
Need for mobility assistance					−.009	−.054*	−.011	−.062**
Loneliness					.056**	.054*	.032**	.022
Mental health problems					.076**	−.044	.032**	.016
Perceived ageism							.240**	.191**
Adjusted R²	.06	.03	.08	.03	.09	.05	.15	.09

* p < .01, ** p < .001