Table 1

Characteristics of the 15 456 women residing in 95 of the 110 neighbourhoods in the city of Malmö. Values are percentages unless otherwise indicated

ICC*Use of AHDNeighbourhood quartile groups of increasing rate of low social participation (mean %)
*Intraclass (that is, intra-neighbourhood) correlation (ICC). The ICC measures the percentage of the total variance of the individual variable that is related to the neighbourhood level. It gives information about the clustering of the individual characteristics in the neighbourhoods.
NoYesGroup 1Group 2Group 3Group 4
Use of AHD1.794.55.54.45.35.66.9
Age6.0mean years 57.3mean years 60.3mean years 56.2mean years 57.0mean years 57.3mean years 58.1
Low social participation7.029.542.619.125.336.245.5
Low educational level14.538.742.618.833.446.061.2
Living alone20.327.741.717.021.529.438.1
Disability pension8.94.912.93.24.25.39.0
Low self rated health1.327.861.424.128.131.435.2
Self reported stress0.830.954.132.431.128.631.8
Not answering the question on stress0.15.210.24.65.74.87.1
Medication for somatic disorders0.261.783.063.264.462.661.3