Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
Target districts | Control groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rest of the Netherlands | Deprived districts | Deprived districts, same city | ||
Numbers | ||||
n 4-digit zipcodes | 83 | 3,697 | 257 | 119 |
n individuals in total | 3,595 | 129,927 | 11,248 | 6,022 |
Characteristicsa | ||||
Age (%) | ||||
15 − 24 years old | 14.6 | 9.2 | 12.7 | 14.2 |
25 − 34 years old | 21.2 | 13.5 | 18.2 | 20.4 |
35 − 44 years old | 17.6 | 19.8 | 17.8 | 18.3 |
45 − 54 years old | 16.9 | 20.0 | 16.6 | 15.4 |
55 − 64 years old | 13.4 | 18.5 | 15.8 | 14.6 |
65 − 74 years old | 9.5 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 9.6 |
75 years and older | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.5 |
Gender (%) | ||||
Women | 52.6 | 52.0 | 52.4 | 52.5 |
Men | 47.4 | 48.0 | 47.6 | 47.5 |
Ethnicity (%) | ||||
Ethnic Dutch | 60.6 | 88.4 | 80.0 | 76.6 |
Non-ethnic Dutch | 39.2 | 11.5 | 20.0 | 23.3 |
Education (%) | ||||
Primary level | 36.0 | 26.0 | 28.4 | 24.6 |
Lower secondary level | 8.2 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 7.8 |
Higher secondary level | 26.8 | 32.5 | 29.7 | 27.8 |
Tertiary level | 21.8 | 25.3 | 26.7 | 33.3 |