Table 1 Distribution of the migration distance and distribution of the proxy measures of population mixing, for all communes and by ‘isolation’ status (see text) (max: maximum; min: minimum; Q1: first quartile; Q3: third quartile)
From: Childhood leukaemia and population movements in France, 1990–2003
Mean | Min | Q1 | Median | Q3 | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Migration distance | ||||||
All communes | 196.6 | 0.0 | 25.3 | 95.4 | 328.4 | 1897.9 |
‘Isolated’ communes | 160.7 | 0.0 | 17.8 | 58.2 | 247.0 | 1370.1 |
‘Non-isolated’ communes | 212.2 | 0.0 | 30.2 | 117.5 | 357.0 | 1897.9 |
Proxy measures of population mixing | ||||||
Proportion of migrants (%) | ||||||
All communes | 31.9 | 0.0 | 26.3 | 31.9 | 37.5 | 100.0 |
‘Isolated’ communes | 30.5 | 0.0 | 24.7 | 30.2 | 36.0 | 100.0 |
‘Non-isolated’ communes | 34.3 | 0.0 | 29.1 | 34.1 | 39.2 | 79.4 |
Proportion of migrants from another département (%) | ||||||
All communes | 12.7 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 11.4 | 16.6 | 64.1 |
‘Isolated’ communes | 13.2 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 12.1 | 17.2 | 64.1 |
‘Non-isolated’ communes | 11.8 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 10.3 | 15.4 | 59.4 |
Proportion of migrants from another région (%) | ||||||
All communes | 9.1 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 7.8 | 11.9 | 63.4 |
‘Isolated’ communes | 9.8 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 13.0 | 63.4 |
‘Non-isolated’ communes | 8.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 10.1 | 58.6 |
Proportion of migrants from distanta communes (%) | ||||||
All communes | 7.6 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 10.3 | 62.5 |
‘Isolated’ communes | 8.3 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 11.3 | 62.5 |
‘Non-isolated’ communes | 6.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 58.6 |
Weighted average migration distance (km) | ||||||
All communes | 98.6 | 1.6 | 54.4 | 81.1 | 126.7 | 1269.7 |
‘Isolated’ communes | 109.7 | 1.6 | 60.1 | 93.0 | 144.1 | 898.8 |
‘Non-isolated’ communes | 80.9 | 2.4 | 48.7 | 68.1 | 97.8 | 1269.7 |
Proportion of commuters (%) | ||||||
All communes | 39.9 | 0.0 | 30.5 | 37.7 | 45.1 | 2664.0 |
‘Isolated’ communes | 34.8 | 0.0 | 27.1 | 33.1 | 39.5 | 1393.8 |
‘Non-isolated’ communes | 47.9 | 12.9 | 38.8 | 44.0 | 50.7 | 2663.6 |
