Table 2 Descriptive statistics
From: An investigation of inequalities in exposure to PM2.5 air pollution across small areas in Ireland
Variable | National | Urban | Rural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Med | Min | Max | Mean | Mean | |
PM2.5 2011 | 10.41 | 10.47 | 0.02 | 14.97 | 10.99 | 9.50 |
PM2.5 2016 | 7.95 | 7.99 | 0.15 | 11.37 | 8.38 | 7.27 |
HP Index 2016 | − 4.07 | − 3.80 | − 40.90 | 35.50 | − 3.34 | − 5.21 |
Census SAPS indicators | ||||||
 No third-level education | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.66 | 0.75 |
 Non-working age population | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.85 | 0.32 | 0.38 |
 Non-owner occupied housing | 0.30 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.40 | 0.16 |
 Non-white ethnicity | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.700 | 0.08 | 0.01 |
 Non-prof. socioecon.group | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.01 | 0.85 | 0.23 | 0.23 |
 Unskilled social class | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.03 | 1.00 | 0.34 | 0.30 |
 Unemployed | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.06 | 0.05 |