Table 1 Study variables and descriptive statistics.

From: Examining air pollution (PM10), mental health and well-being in a representative German sample

Variables

Valid cases

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

SD

Demographic factors

Gender

3020

  

1.54

0.49

 Male

1389

  

46.00%P

 Female

1631

  

54.00%P

Age

3020

18

92

49.04

17.27

Individual income

2618 (86.8%)P

  

7.09

3.21

 < 750€

535

  

(17.07%)P

 

 750€ bis < 1250€

943

  

(31.2%)P

 

 1250€ bis < 2000€

834

  

(27.6%)P

 

 2000€ bis < 3500€

271

  

(9.0%)P

 

 ≥ 3500

35

  

(1.2%)P

 

 Not responded

402

  

(13.2%)P

 

Pollution

PM10: average annual large particulate matter exposure μg/m3

3020

13

39

26.83

5.05

Mental well-being

Resilience (RS-11)

3020

14

77

59.30

10.60

Life satisfaction

2934

− 78

160

60.57

36.09

Anxiety (GAD-2)

3016

0

6

0. 85

1.13

Depression (PHQ-2)

3010

0

6

0.97

1.23

Self-Esteem (RSES)

3018

2.00

60.00

48.72

8.60

  1. SD standard deviation, P percentage of total sample or sub sample, RS resilience scale 11-items, GAD General Anxiety Disorder 2-items, PHQ-2 Patient Health Questionnaire 2-items, RSES Rosenbergs’s Self-Esteem Scale.