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Table 1 Demographic data and SES indicators

From: General practitioners in German metropolitan areas – distribution patterns and their relationship with area level measures of the socioeconomic status

Indicator

Description

Unit

Population density

Number of residents per km2

n/km2

Distance to city hall

Airline distance to the city hall

m

Old-age dependency ratio

Number of residents over 65 years per 100 residents aged 15–64 years

%

Migrant quota

Quota of residents with migration background to all residents (migration background was defined as foreign citizenship or dual citizenship or background of parental foreign citizenship)

n

Household size

Average number of residents per household

n

Employment quota

Quota of employed residents subject to social insurance contribution to all residents aged 15–64

%

Unemployment quota

Quota of unemployed residents to all residents aged 15–64

%

Benefits recipients quota

Quota of unemployed residents aged 15–64 receiving state subsidy to all residents aged 15–64

%

Motorization rate

Number of privately used automobiles per 1000 residents

n

Mortality

Number of deaths per 1000 residents

n