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. 2022 Mar 18;99(2):268–276. doi: 10.1007/s11524-022-00619-5

Table 1.

Description of the population sample in residential insecurity by socioeconomic characteristics, housing tenure, coexistence of life insecurities and mental health status, stratified by sex

Women (n = 256)
n (%)
Men (n = 104)
n (%)
Socioeconomic characteristics
  Age 18 to 34 years old 43 (17.0) 15 (14.4)
35 to 49 years 104 (41.1) 41 (39.4)
50 to 64 years old 89 (35.2) 41 (39.4)
65 years or older 17 (6.7) 7 (6.7)
Missing 3 -
  Country of birth Spain 80 (31.4) 34 (33.0)
Low-or middle-income country 130 (51.0) 48 (46.6)
High-income country 45 (17.6) 21 (20.4)
Missing 1 1
  Household composition One-person household 45 (17.6) 27 (26.2)
Couple with children 76 (29.8) 39 (37.9)
Couple without children 16 (6.3) 9 (8.7)
Single mother/Single father 99 (38.8) 12 (11.7)
Other compositions 19 (7.5) 16 (15.5)
Missing 1 1
  Employment status Employed 101 (40.1) 41 (40.6)
Unemployed 115 (45.6) 51 (50.5)
Domestic work 7 (2.8) -
Permanent disability 11 (4.4) 6 (5.9)
Retirees and pensioners 18 (7.1) 3 (3.0)
Missing 4 3
  Educational level Primary or less 45 (17.9) 27 (26.7)
Secondary 168 (66.9) 61 (60.4)
University 38 (15.1) 13 (12.9)
Missing 5 3
  Household income  < 750 €/month 130 (51.2) 47 (45.2)
750–1500 €/month 91 (35.8) 43 (41.4)
 > 1500 €/month 33 (13.0) 14 (13.5)
Missing 2 -
Housing tenure and coexistence of life insecurity characteristics 
  Housing tenure Owner with mortgage 62 (24.2) 23 (22.3)
Renter 104 (40.6) 52 (50.5)
Living in squat 88 (34.4) 28 (27.2)
Missing - 1
  Food insecurity No 123 (48.4) 52 (54.2)
Yes 131 (51.6) 51 (53.1)
Missing 2 1
  Energy poverty No 86 (35.1) 30 (31.3)
Yes 155 (63.3) 65 (67.7)
Missing 11 8
  Coexistence insecurities One 36 (14.9) 13 (13.7)
Two 134 (55.4) 55 (57.9)
Three 72 (29.8) 27 (28.4)
Missing 14 9
Mental health status
  Poor mental health Yes 227 (89.0) 87 (85.3)
No 28 (11.0) 15 (14.7)
Missing 1 2
  Depression and/or anxiety Yes 162 (63.5) 46 (44.2)
No 93 (36.5) 58 (55.8)
Missing 1
  Use of psychotropic medication Yes 102 (40.5) 24 (23.3)
No 150 (59.5) 79 (76.7)
Missing 4 1