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. 2021 Dec 6;162(2):619–641. doi: 10.1007/s11205-021-02852-y
Index name Description Data
Pop_dens Ratio of people to total area Total population derived from amount of people in all age groups (17 data points) and cadastral data (4 data points)
Ratio_immigrated Ratio of people with immigration background to total population Population data (18 data points)
Youth Ratio of young people (14 and younger) to people of employment age Amount of people in various age groups (15 data points)
Elder Ratio of elder people (65 and older) to people of employable age Amount of people in various age groups (13 data points)
Agriculture Ratio of area used for agricultural purposes to total area Cadastral data (5 data points)
Settlement Ratio of settlement area to total area Cadastral data (5 data points)
Industrial_commercial Ratio of area used for industrial or commercial purposes to total area Cadastral data (5 data points)
Stud_p_teach Ratio of students to teachers Amount of students and teachers (2 data points)
Stud_p_school Ratio of students to schools Amount of students and schools (2 data points)
Teach_p_school Ratio of teachers to schools Amount of teachers and schools (2 data points)
Turnout_national Voter turnout in national elections 2017 (Bundestag) Amount of voters and eligible voters (2 data points)
Turnout_national Voter turnout in regional elections 2017 (Landtag) Amount of voters and eligible voters (2 data points)
GDP_p_capita GDP per capita (1 data point)
Debt_p_capita Public debt per capita (1 data point)
Income_p_capita Net income per capita (1 data point)
Unemployment Ratio of unemployed people (1 data point)
Long_unemployment Ratio of people who are unemployed for one year or longer to total unemployed people Amount of unemployed people (2 data points)
Ratio_high_low_income Ratio of households with high net income to households with low net income Amount of households by net income class (4 data points)
Ratio_high_incomes Ratio of households with high net income to total households Amount of households by net income class (10 data points)
Ratio_low_incomes Ratio of households with low net income to total households Amount of households by net income class (10 data points)
Public_expenses_school_capit Public expenditure on schooling per capita Sum of expenditure items related to schooling (11 data points), population data (18 data points)
Public_expenses_culture_capita Public expenditure on culture per capita Sum of expenditure items related to culture (9 data points), population data (18 data points)
Public_expenses_families_capita Public expenses for support of families, children and adolescents per capita Sum of expenditure items related to supporting families, children, and adolescents (6 data points), population data (18 data points)
Public_expenses_sport_capita Public expenditure on support of sports per capita Sum of expenditure items related to supporting sports (2 data points), population data (18 data points)
Public_expenses_welfare_capita Public expenditure on basic needs of welfare recipients per capita Sum of expenditure items related to supporting the basic needs of welfare recipients (1 data point), population data (18 data points)