Table 5 Descriptive statistics by rural quintiles
From: An investigation of inequalities in exposure to PM2.5 air pollution across small areas in Ireland
Variable | N | Mean | Min | Max | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HP Index 2016 | ||||||
 Quintile 1 | 1071 | 6.83 | 4.35 | 11.34 | 6.77 | 6.88 |
 Quintile 2 | 1954 | 7.09 | 4.70 | 11.29 | 7.05 | 7.12 |
 Quintile 3 | 2077 | 7.34 | 3.18 | 11.36 | 7.30 | 7.37 |
 Quintile 4 | 1596 | 7.55 | 5.15 | 11.01 | 7.51 | 7.59 |
 Quintile 5 | 524 | 7.73 | 5.21 | 11.37 | 7.67 | 7.80 |
No third-level education | ||||||
 Quintile 1 | 237 | 7.62 | 5.21 | 10.61 | 7.51 | 7.74 |
 Quintile 2 | 1381 | 7.53 | 3.18 | 11.37 | 7.48 | 7.58 |
 Quintile 3 | 2163 | 7.32 | 4.70 | 11.30 | 7.29 | 7.36 |
 Quintile 4 | 2252 | 7.19 | 4.36 | 11.29 | 7.16 | 7.22 |
 Quintile 5 | 1230 | 6.99 | 4.35 | 11.34 | 6.94 | 7.04 |
Non-working age pop | ||||||
 Quintile 1 | 256 | 7.35 | 4.36 | 10.25 | 7.23 | 7.46 |
 Quintile 2 | 1239 | 7.41 | 4.81 | 11.36 | 7.37 | 7.46 |
 Quintile 3 | 1811 | 7.38 | 4.86 | 11.37 | 7.34 | 7.42 |
 Quintile 4 | 2067 | 7.30 | 4.35 | 11.30 | 7.26 | 7.34 |
 Quintile 5 | 1890 | 7.05 | 3.18 | 11.34 | 7.00 | 7.09 |
Non-owner occ. housing | ||||||
 Quintile 1 | 2649 | 7.35 | 4.36 | 11.37 | 7.32 | 7.39 |
 Quintile 2 | 2369 | 7.26 | 4.35 | 11.33 | 7.23 | 7.30 |
 Quintile 3 | 1282 | 7.16 | 3.18 | 11.36 | 7.11 | 7.21 |
 Quintile 4 | 735 | 7.24 | 4.67 | 10.75 | 7.18 | 7.30 |
 Quintile 5 | 228 | 7.21 | 5.24 | 11.34 | 7.10 | 7.32 |
Non-white ethnicity | ||||||
 Quintile 1 | 2982 | 7.23 | 3.18 | 11.30 | 7.19 | 7.26 |
 Quintile 2 | 2331 | 7.31 | 4.36 | 11.37 | 7.28 | 7.35 |
 Quintile 3 | 1391 | 7.29 | 4.73 | 10.61 | 7.24 | 7.33 |
 Quintile 4 | 468 | 7.31 | 4.67 | 10.33 | 7.23 | 7.38 |
 Quintile 5 | 91 | 7.45 | 5.25 | 9.77 | 7.27 | 7.63 |
Non-prof socioecon. group | ||||||
 Quintile 1 | 750 | 7.78 | 5.21 | 10.98 | 7.73 | 7.84 |
 Quintile 2 | 1724 | 7.57 | 4.36 | 11.37 | 7.53 | 7.61 |
 Quintile 3 | 1982 | 7.30 | 4.67 | 11.34 | 7.27 | 7.34 |
 Quintile 4 | 1745 | 7.06 | 3.18 | 11.14 | 7.02 | 7.10 |
 Quintile 5 | 1062 | 6.73 | 4.35 | 9.56 | 6.68 | 6.78 |
Unskilled social group | ||||||
 Quintile 1 | 940 | 7.72 | 5.38 | 10.98 | 7.67 | 7.77 |
 Quintile 2 | 2053 | 7.46 | 5.05 | 11.37 | 7.42 | 7.49 |
 Quintile 3 | 2024 | 7.23 | 3.18 | 11.30 | 7.19 | 7.26 |
 Quintile 4 | 1586 | 6.99 | 4.36 | 11.33 | 6.94 | 7.03 |
 Quintile 5 | 660 | 6.90 | 4.35 | 11.34 | 6.83 | 6.98 |
Unemployed | ||||||
 Quintile 1 | 1479 | 7.51 | 5.15 | 11.37 | 7.47 | 7.55 |
 Quintile 2 | 1796 | 7.41 | 4.87 | 11.07 | 7.37 | 7.45 |
 Quintile 3 | 1741 | 7.25 | 3.18 | 11.36 | 7.21 | 7.29 |
 Quintile 4 | 1468 | 7.09 | 4.35 | 11.33 | 7.04 | 7.13 |
 Quintile 5 | 779 | 6.92 | 4.73 | 11.34 | 6.85 | 6.99 |