Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the municipalities.
| Indicator | All municipalities | Municipalities stratified by population size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 310) | <4,000 (n = 108) | 4,000–9,999 (n = 99) | ≥10,000 (n = 103) | P-value | |
| Child and adolescent mortality | |||||
| Total number of deaths | 2,371 | 106 (4.5%) | 328 (13.8%) | 1,937 (81.7%) | – |
| Mortality rate (per 100,000 individuals) | 26.7 | 26.5 | 28.3 | 25.4 | – |
| Population structure | |||||
| Child and adolescent population size* | 1,332 (569–3,287) | 438 (282–588) | 1,367 (1,088–1,831) | 5,210 (3,370–10,505) | <0.001 |
| Total population size* | 6,191 (2,901–14,689) | 2,287 (1,531–3,057) | 6,565 (5,121–8,184) | 21,436 (15,209–40,855) | <0.001 |
| Females (%) | 49.5 (1.3) | 48.6 (1.4) | 49.5 (0.9) | 50.5 (0.8) | <0.001 |
| Mean age (years) | 45.4 (4.3) | 47.8 (3.9) | 45.2 (4.3) | 42.8 (3.2) | <0.001 |
| Education and income | |||||
| Low education (%) | 34.9 (5.7) | 38.8 (4.7) | 34.8 (4.6) | 30.6 (4.4) | <0.001 |
| Unemployment (%) | 11.9 (4.4) | 11.9 (5.0) | 12.0 (4.4) | 11.8 (3.8) | 0.882 |
| Median annual income (eur) | 21,668 (3,375) | 19,946 (2,914) | 21,596 (3,270) | 23,615 (2,868) | <0.001 |
| Location and housing | |||||
| Population density (per km2)* | 10.7 (5.2–25.1) | 5.2 (3.4–9.0) | 10.0 (5.7–15.8) | 33.3 (19.1–84.6) | <0.001 |
| Individuals living in rural area (%)* | 98.8 (30.3–99.3) | 99.1 (98.7–99.4) | 98.9 (91.7–99.3) | 19.1 (4.2–97.6) | <0.001 |
| Individuals living in municipality of birth (%) | 50.5 (12.1) | 53.7 (9.2) | 51.2 (13.2) | 46.1 (12.6) | <0.001 |
| Individuals per household unit | 2.1 (0.2) | 2.1 (0.2) | 2.2 (0.3) | 2.1 (0.2) | <0.001 |
| Overcrowded household units (%) | 8.8 (2.1) | 8.9 (2.3) | 9.0 (2.3) | 8.3 (1.5) | <0.001 |
| Other indicators | |||||
| Foreign language speakers (%)* | 2.0 (1.2–3.3) | 1.6 (1.0–3.0) | 1.7 (1.2–2.5) | 2.7 (1.9–4.2) | <0.001 |
| Divorce rate (per 1,000 individuals) | 2.0 (0.9) | 1.7 (1.1) | 1.9 (0.7) | 2.4 (0.5) | <0.001 |
| Car ownership rate (per individual) | 0.66 (0.10) | 0.72 (0.12) | 0.66 (0.06) | 0.61 (0.07) | <0.001 |
| Crime rate (per individual)* | 0.11 (0.08–0.16) | 0.08 (0.06–0.12) | 0.12 (0.09–0.19) | 0.13 (0.11–0.17) | < 0.001 |
Values are means with standard deviations unless otherwise indicated.
*
Values are medians with interquartile ranges. Bold denotes statistical significance.