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. 2021 Mar 18;69:102563. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102563

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of variables.

Domains Variables Min. Mean Median Max. SD Skew
Mobility reduction relative to 3 March 2020 24 March 2020 0.37 0.62 0.61 0.82 0.1 0.1
31 March 2020 0.44 0.66 0.66 0.83 0.09 0.05
7 April 2020 0.26 0.64 0.63 0.85 0.1 −0.11
14 April 2020 0.38 0.62 0.61 0.83 0.1 0.17
Socioeconomic status Income Share of households in lowest household income quintile at national level 0.13 0.18 0.17 0.4 0.03 2.64
Share of households in median household income quintile at national level 0.1 0.22 0.22 0.25 0.02 −1.57
Share of households in top household income quintile at national level 0.03 0.19 0.17 0.4 0.07 0.69
Education and skills Share with no qualifications 0.11 0.23 0.23 0.35 0.05 0.03
Share of non-English speakers 0.01 0.08 0.04 0.41 0.08 1.9
Occupation Share of Social Grade AB (upper middle class) 0.11 0.31 0.31 0.55 0.07 0.49
Share of Social Grade C1 (lower middle class) 0.15 0.22 0.22 0.3 0.03 −0.27
Share of Social Grade C2 (skilled working class) 0.1 0.21 0.22 0.31 0.04 −0.52
Share of Social Grade DE (semi-skilled working class and non-working) 0.07 0.17 0.16 0.37 0.05 0.66
Housing type Share of social rented housing 0.06 0.18 0.15 0.44 0.07 1.39
Share of dwellings with ≥4 bedrooms 0.06 0.19 0.18 0.33 0.05 0.19
Crime level Incidents of crime (per 1,000 inhabitants) 0.02 8.16 8.07 28.35 3.47 0.86
Accessibility Residential density Resident population density (1,000 inhabitants per km2) 0.02 0.84 0.34 6.23 1.22 2.39
Car availability Share of households with 0 vehicle 0.1 0.26 0.23 0.65 0.12 1.47
Share of households with 1 vehicle 0.3 0.42 0.43 0.5 0.03 −1.68
Share of households with 2 vehicles 0.04 0.24 0.26 0.39 0.07 −0.85
Share of households with ≥3 vehicles 0.01 0.07 0.07 0.14 0.03 −0.18
Clinical capacity ICU beds (per 1,000 inhabitants) 0 0.07 0.04 0.89 0.11 3.49
Number of GP practices (per 1,000 inhabitants) 0.07 0.12 0.12 0.3 0.03 1.35
Hospitals (per 1,000 inhabitants) 0.11 0.18 0.17 0.38 0.03 1.5
Allowed premises Parks (per 1,000 inhabitants) 0.05 0.17 0.15 0.48 0.08 0.99
Supermarkets (per 1,000 inhabitants) 0.63 1.07 0.98 2.32 0.3 1.36
Activity commitment Economic activity Share of part-time workers in the resident
population aged 16-74
0.07 0.14 0.14 0.16 0.02 −1.72
Share of full-time workers in the resident
population aged 16-74
0.22 0.39 0.39 0.51 0.04 −0.2
Share of self-employed workers in the resident
population aged 1674
0.05 0.1 0.1 0.16 0.02 0.12
Population Health General health status Share of population in good health 0.74 0.81 0.81 0.88 0.03 −0.11
Share of population in fair health 0.09 0.13 0.13 0.17 0.02 −0.14
Share of population in bad health 0.03 0.06 0.05 0.09 0.01 0.49

Notes: Variables in bold have been included in regression models below; variables for racial/ethnic composition of resident populations had to excluded because of high correlations with share of non-English speakers and resident population density.