Table 3 Summary values of municipal characteristics
From: Analysis of the regional distribution of road traffic mortality and associated factors in Japan
Characteristics | Median (interquartile range) |
|---|---|
(N = 1687) | |
Demographic characteristics | |
 Population density | 2.1 (0.6–8.2) |
 Daytime population | 24,071.0 (8478.5–62,004.0) |
 Proportion of young population | 12.0 (10.5–13.4) |
 Proportion of non-Japanese persons | 0.7 (0.4–1.3) |
 Proportion of divorced persons | 5.0 (4.3–5.8) |
Socioeconomic characteristics | |
 Proportion of persons with lower educational level | 22.7 (16.3–30.4) |
 Proportion of clerical workers | 15.4 (13.3–17.6) |
 Proportion of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries workers | 6.7 (2.3–14.4) |
 Proportion of service workers | 1.1 (0.9–1.3) |
 Proportion of blue-collar workers | 7.3 (6.5–8.4) |
 Proportion of unemployed persons | 3.9 (3.3–4.7) |
 Taxable income per capita (1000 yen) | 1103.3 (931.3–1293.0) |
Medical characteristics | |
 Number of clinics per 100,000 persons | 68.4 (54.1–84.2) |
 Number of physicians per 100,000 persons | 128.8 (74.4–194.1) |
 Number of hospitals per 100,000 persons | 6.0 (2.1–10.1) |
Weather characteristics | |
 Proportion of rainy days | 33.4 (31.0–38.6) |
 Proportion of snow days | 5.2 (3.0–20.0) |
Characteristics related to vehicles | |
 Proportion of holders of a driver’s license | 75.7 (71.6–78.0) |
 Number of owned vehicles per household | 1.6 (1.3–1.9) |
 Number of owned motorcycles per 1000 persons | 26.0 (22.5–28.5) |
Mortality rate | |
 Male RT mortality rate per 100,000 persons | 6.7 (3.7–11.0) |
 Female RT mortality rate per 100,000 persons | 2.8 (1.0–5.2) |