Table 2 Descriptive statistics of district-level characteristics by population density.

From: Individual and regional characteristics associated with changes in mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea

Variable

Median (Q1, Q3)

Overall (229 districts)

Low population-densitya (76 districts)

Mid population-densitya (76 districts)

High population-densitya (77 districts)

Local tax per person (100,000 won)

11.0 (8.4, 14.9)

9.2 (7.6, 12.3)

13.2 (10.5, 16.7)

10.5 (8.2, 14.9)

% that have mutual trust among neighbors

62.4 (54.8, 71.7)

74.4 (69.7, 80.7)

61.3 (55.6, 65.5)

54.4 (48.5, 59.5)

Park area per capita (m2)

15.8 (7.4, 25.0)

23.2 (15.5, 32.4)

18.3 (13.1, 27.3)

6.9 (3.2, 12.0)

# of sports facilities per 100,000 people

3.27 (0.84, 9.13)

11.0 (7.4, 15.1)

3.7 (2.6, 6.6)

0.7 (0.4, 1.1)

% with reduced physical activity due to the pandemic

50.5 (42.3, 56.3)

40.4 (33.3, 46.8)

51.16 (46.0, 56.1)

56.0 (53.6, 58.9)

% that believe in the government responses to the pandemic

69.0 (63.7, 73.8)

72.1 (63.7, 77.9)

68.4 (62.8, 72.5)

68.6 (64.8, 71.2)

# of COVID-19 confirmed cases

541 (279, 5403)

279 (185, 667)

526 (189, 1587)

5403 (592, 6011)

  1. Q1 first quartile, Q3 third quartile.
  2. aThree sub-districts (low-density, mid-density, and high-density districts) were divided based on 33.3% and 66.7% percentile of population density.
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