Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample, association with an improved self rated health (SRH) since having moved and frequency of environmental reasons as main reason to move (n=2144)

		Total				Improved SRH since having moved			Main reason to move
		Total				Improved SRH since having moved			Environmental^1-150		p^1-152
		number	%			number	%		OR	95% CI	p^1-152	number^1-151	%
Total	2144	100.0		1230	57.4			428	21.4
Sex
Men	1022	52.3		555	54.3	1.00		208	21.8
Women	1122	47.7		675	60.2	1.27	1.07, 1.51	220	21.1	0.709
Age (y)
18–30	796	37.1		439	55.2	1.00		120	16.3
31–45	930	43.4		528	56.8	1.07	0.88, 1.29	209	23.8
46–60	321	15.0		204	63.6	1.42	1.09, 1.85	78	26.3
61–70	97	4.5		59	60.8	1.26	0.82, 1.94	21	24.1	<0.001
Household composition
single adult	700	32.7		388	55.4	1.00		134	20.7
2+ adults without children	901	42.0		501	55.6	1.01	0.83, 1.23	158	18.7
2+ adults with children	481	22.4		300	62.4	1.33	1.05, 1.69	120	26.5
single adult with children	62	2.9		41	66.1	1.57	0.91, 2.71	16	28.6	0.006
Household income
<3000 SFr	189	8.8		111	58.7	1.00		36	21.2
3000 to 4999 SFr	472	22.0		269	57.0	1.22	0.86, 1.74	93	21.6
5000 to 7499 SFr	564	26.3		331	58.7	1.14	0.87, 1.49	126	24.0
7500 to 9999 SFr	341	15.9		199	58.4	1.22	0.94, 1.58	62	18.7
⩾10000 SFr	398	18.6		214	53.8	1.21	0.90, 1.61	74	19.6	0.370
missing	180	8.4
Education
high	891	41.6		475	53.3	1.00		153	18.7
middle	1074	50.1		650	60.5	1.34	1.12, 1.61	236	23.4
low	164	7.6		96	58.5	1.24	0.88, 1.73	37	23.4	0.040
missing	16	0.7
Type of moving
within the city	1011	47.2		539	53.3	1.00		174	18.8
out of city	1133	52.8		691	61.0	1.37	1.15, 1.63	254	23.7	0.008

↵1-150 Compared with “other reasons”; includes the categories “environment” (for example, noise, traffic, not enough green) and “neighbourhood” (for example, suitability for children, problems with neighbours, dirt).
↵1-151 Based on a total of 2000 answers on the main reason to move.
↵1-152 χ² test.