Neighbourhood income and anxiety: a study based on random samples of the Swedish population

European Journal of Public Health
Jonas LoforsKristina Sundquist

Abstract

Few studies have investigated the association between the neighbourhood characteristics and the vast panorama of mental disorders. This study examined whether there is an association between neighbourhood income and anxiety, a common mental disorder. A national random sample of the entire Swedish population was used, consisting of 30 884 men and women aged 25-64 years. The sample was obtained from pooled data during the period 1995-2002 from the Swedish Annual Level of Living Survey. Small area market statistics were used in order to define neighbourhoods. The proportion of individuals with incomes in the lowest national income quartile was calculated for each neighbourhood. The distribution was then divided into quartiles. A log binomial model was applied in the estimation of prevalence ratios. Four models were calculated with stepwise inclusion of the variables. Model 4 was adjusted for all the individual variables, i.e. age, gender, marital status, immigrant status, social network, housing tenure, employment status, and income. In neighbourhoods with the highest proportions of individuals with low income the prevalence ratio of anxiety was 1.33 (95% confidence interval 1.24-1.42). The association demonstrated between neighbo...Continue Reading

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Jun 25, 2008·European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience·Xinjun LiKristina Sundquist
Aug 3, 2013·Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health·Alexandre Dias Porto Chiavegatto FilhoLaura Helena Silveira Guerra Andrade
Aug 12, 2014·European Journal of Public Health·Stephen C GilliverKristina Sundquist
May 15, 2012·Depression and Anxiety·Michaela VineElizabeth McCauley
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