Table 2.
Mean age, socioeconomic status and health care capacity among 401 German districts
| Predictor | M | Median | SD | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Age | 44.45 | 44.24 | 1.93 | 39.73 | 49.99 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.77 | 5.40 | 2.60 | 1.40 | 14.70 |
| Net household income (100 Euro) a | 18.07 | 17.95 | 2.05 | 13.45 | 29.04 |
| Rate of school leavers w/o certificate | 5.97 | 5.60 | 2.09 | 1.20 | 14.19 |
| Hospital beds/1000 population | 6.39 | 5.47 | 3.88 | 0.00 | 29.59 |
| GPs/100,000 population | 60.71 | 52.42 | 25.60 | 8.34 | 153.15 |
| Distance to the next pharmacy (1000 m) | 1.50 | 1.49 | 0.78 | 0.35 | 3.82 |
a Descriptive statistics of net household income are based on 399 German districts only, because of missing values for two districts (Soemmerda & Fuerth)