Table 3 Socioeconomic and commuting characteristics of 30–60 min car commuters in highest and lowest stress areas in 2010
From: Spatial heterogeneity in repeated measures of perceived stress among car commuters in Scania, Sweden
Highest stress area | Lowest stress area | County | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number | N = 106 | N = 34 | N = 454 |
Proportion with stress (%) | 24* (z = 1.90) | 9 (z = 0.95) | 16 |
Female (%) | 43 (z = 0.32) | 62* (z = 1.75) | 45 |
50 years or older (%) | 51 (z = 0.03) | 59 (z = 0.68) | 51 |
More than 12 years of school (%) | 50 (z = 1.59) | 58 (z = 0.00) | 59 |
White collar workers (%) | 57* (z = 1.74) | 53 (z = 1.40) | 66 |
Employed full time (%) | 89 (z = 1.16) | 71* (z = 1.92) | 84 |
High job satisfaction (%) | 71 (z = 0.28) | 76 (z = 0.17) | 73 |
High neighbourhood connection (%) | 52 (z = 0.00) | 38 (z = 1.40) | 52 |
Living alone (%) | 8 (z = 0.23) | 12 (0.48) | 9 |
Median income | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8 |
Greater than median income (%) | 41* (z = 1.80) | 47 (z = 0.14) | Ref |
Number fulfilling distance criteria | N = 93 (320) | N = 30 (383) | 413 |
Working in Malmö/Lund (%) | 29** (z = 3.51) | 7** (z = 4.31) | 48 |
Living in Malmö/Lund (%) | 0** (z = 5.55) | 0** (z = 3.01) | 26 |
Work or live in Malmö/Lund (%) | 29** (z = 5.18) | 7** (= 5.28) | 56 |
Commuting distance over median (%) | 60* (z = 1.88) | 30** (z = 2.00) | Ref |
Mean commuting distance (km) | 31 | 27 | 29 |
Median commuting distance (km) | 30 | 23 | 28 |