Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the population in Scania, Sweden. Statistics for the population in Scania, Sweden (2001) and the five cities in the region (Malmö, Helsingborg, Lund, Kristianstad and Trelleborg). Statistics for the socio-economic subgroup relating to educational level were calculated for the age group 25–64 years of age, while the subgroup "country of birth" includes all the habitants of the region/city.
Inhabitants | Scania | Malmö | Helsingborg | Lund | Kristianstad | Trelleborg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of inhabitants | 1,165,411 | 258,140 | 88,992 | 76,334 | 32,295 | 24,254 |
Born in Sweden (%) | 87 | 75 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 84 |
Born in OC (%) | 10 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Low education (%) | 82 | 81 | 84 | 49 | 82 | 92 |
High education (%) | 18 | 19 | 16 | 51 | 18 | 8 |
Concentrations of NO 2 (μg/m 3 ) | ||||||
Median level | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
Quartiles | 9/17 | 15/19 | 12/20 | 12/14 | 8/10 | 11/18 |
Min | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Max | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 22 |