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Table 1 Characteristics of the complete case sample

From: Neighbourhood socio-economic status and positive affectivity among older residents in Germany: a cross-sectional analysis with data from the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study

(N = 1768)

Number (%)

or mean [SD]

Positive

affectivity score

Social welfare rate within 500 m

  

Low

446 (25.2)

34.38 [6.34]

Mid-low

608 (34.4)

33.61 [6.31]

Mid-high

513 (29.0)

33.43 [6.60]

High

201 (11.4)

32.46 [7.04]

Social welfare rate within 300 m

  

Low

494 (27.9)

34.46 [6.36]

Mid-low

569 (32.2)

33.60 [6.29]

Mid-high

469 (26.5)

33.29 [6.60]

High

236 (13.4)

32.56 [6.94]

Positive affectivity score

  

Mean score of the entire sample

/

33.62 [6.51]

Gender

  

Female

900 (50.9)

33.39 [6.55]

Male

868 (49.1)

33.86 [6.46]

Age. range 60–90

  

Increasing age

71.24 [6.87]

/

Education (ISCED)

  

≤ 10 years

106 (6.0)

31.42 [6.52]

11–13 years

978 (55.3)

33.19 [6.79]

14–17 years

442 (25.0)

34.20 [5.99]

≥ 18 years

242 (13.7)

35.27 [5.74]

Home ownership

  

Yes

1024 (57.9)

34.33 [6.30]

No

744 (42.1)

32.64 [6.67]

Economic activity

  

Employed

423 (23.9)

34.99 [6.06]

Inactive/ Homemaker

88 (5.0)

33.79 [6.86]

Retired

1197 (67.7)

33.19 [6.57]

Unemployed

60 (3.4)

32.35 [6.51]

Social network index

  

Large

67 (3.8)

36.21 [6.32]

Medium

1184 (67.0)

34.07 [6.40]

Small

469 (26.5)

32.35 [6.53]

“Social isolation“

48 (2.7)

31.35 [6.71]

Trust in neighbours

  

Poor to average

207 (17.7)

31.73 [6.82]

Good

920 (52.0)

33.19 [6.08]

Excellent

641 (36.3)

34.85 [6.77]

Support by neighbours

  

Poor to average

129 (7.3)

30.91 [6.90]

Good

842 (47.6)

33.08 [6.19]

Excellent

797 (45.1)

34.63 [6.58]

Satisfaction with the apartment

  

Poor to average

52 (2.9)

31.51 [6.85]

Good

447 (25.3)

31.06 [5.97]

Excellent

1269 (71.8)

34.61 [6.41]

Satisfaction with the residential area

  

Poor to average

76 (4.3)

32.22 [6.67]

Good

639 (36.1)

32.22 [6.44]

Excellent

1053 (59.6)

34.57 [6.37]

Wish to change their residence

  

Yes

131 (7.4)

32.61 [6.23]

No

1637 (92.6)

33.70 [6.52]