Table 2 Socioeconomic and commuting characteristics of 30–60 min car commuters in highest and lowest stress areas in 2005
From: Spatial heterogeneity in repeated measures of perceived stress among car commuters in Scania, Sweden
Highest stress area | Lowest stress area | County | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number | N = 38 | N = 31 | N = 543 |
Proportion with stress (%) | 24 (z = 0.60) | 10 (z = 1.04) | 19 |
Female (%) | 29* (z = 1.65) | 61* (z = 1.82) | 43 |
50 years or older (%) | 42 (z = 0.66) | 64 (z = 1.57) | 49 |
More than 12 years of school (%) | 63 (z = 0.62) | 64 (z = 0.67) | 57 |
White collar workers (%) | 68 (z = 0.27) | 79 (z = 1.48) | 65 |
Employed full time (%) | 95 (z = 1.63) | 90 (z = 0.76) | 84 |
High job satisfaction (%) | 78 (z = 0.00) | 84 (z = 0.63) | 78 |
High neighbourhood connection (%) | 45 (z = 0.20) | 58 (z = 0.99) | 48 |
Living alone (%) | 0 (z = 1.56) | 6 (z = 0.04) | 8 |
Median income | 8.2 | 7.1 | 7.4 |
Greater than median income (%) | 63 (z = 1.50) | 48 (z = 0.00) | Ref |
Number fulfilling distance criteria | N = 33 (436) | N = 26 (443) | N = 469 |
Working in Malmö/Lund (%) | 73** (z = 2.75) | 15** (z = 3.06) | 47 |
Living in Malmö/Lund (%) | 0** (z = 3.50) | 0** (z = 3.06) | 29 |
Work or live in Malmö/Lund (%) | 72.7* (z = 1.85) | 15** (z = 3.88) | 55 |
Commuting distance over median (%) | 54 (z = 0.35) | 54 (z = 0.20) | Ref |
Mean commuting distance (km) | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Median commuting distance (km) | 26 | 27 | 25 |