Table 2 Quality of life and the socio-demographic, economic and environmental characteristics of the riverside residents (n = 312)
Characteristics | PCS score | MCS score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 3121 | p-value2 | N = 3121 | p-value2 | |
Sex | Â | 0.813 | Â | 0.049 |
 Female | 45 (36–52) |  | 48 (40–55) |  |
 Male | 44 (36–51) |  | 52 (43–56) |  |
Age group |  | < 0.001 |  | 0.180 |
 18–29 | 47 (40–54) |  | 52 (42–55) |  |
 30–39 | 46 (38–52) |  | 50 (41–55) |  |
 40–49 | 40 (32–47) |  | 44 (40–53) |  |
 50–59 | 33 (28–42) |  | 50 (46–58) |  |
 60 and over | 38 (35–46) |  | 44 (35–55) |  |
 No information | 4 |  | 4 |  |
Skin color/race | Â | 0.637 | Â | 0.618 |
 White | 43 (36–52) |  | 51 (43–56) |  |
 Non-white | 45 (36–52) |  | 50 (41–55) |  |
Proximity to health service | Â | 0.825 | Â | 0.623 |
 Nearby | 46 (37–52) |  | 51 (42–55) |  |
 Far | 44 (36–52) |  | 50 (41–55) |  |
Schooling | Â | 0.039 | Â | 0.283 |
 Up to elementary school | 44 (35–52) |  | 48 (40–55) |  |
 High school and college | 47 (39–53) |  | 52 (42–55) |  |
Number of children |  | < 0.001 |  | 0.422 |
 Up to 1 child | 47 (40–53) |  | 52 (42–55) |  |
 2 or more children | 41 (34–52) |  | 49 (41–55) |  |
 No information | 4 |  | 4 |  |
Defense of rights | Â | 0.029 | Â | 0.929 |
 No | 46 (37–53) |  | 51 (40–55) |  |
 Yes | 43 (34–51) |  | 49 (41–55) |  |
 No information | 1 |  | 1 |  |
Means of communication | Â | 0.005 | Â | 0.569 |
 Cell phone with internet | 47 (39–53) |  | 50 (42–55) |  |
 Rural phone | 42 (35–52) |  | 51 (41–56) |  |
 None | 52 (51–56) |  | 42 (38–47) |  |
 No information | 4 |  | 4 |  |
Sanitary sewage | Â | 0.077 | Â | 0.269 |
 Adequate | 46 (38–52) |  | 51 (43–55) |  |
 Inadequate | 44 (35–52) |  | 49 (40–55) |  |
Water supply |  | > 0.999 |  | 0.857 |
 Adequate | 45 (36–52) |  | 50 (41–55) |  |
 Inadequate | 45 (36–52) |  | 51 (40–55) |  |
Waste disposal | Â | 0.041 | Â | 0.270 |
 Adequate | 50 (45–53) |  | 52 (47–56) |  |
 Inadequate | 44 (36–52) |  | 50 (40–55) |  |
 No information | 2 |  | 2 |  |
Start of work activities | Â | 0.062 | Â | 0.214 |
 Under 18 | 42 (34–52) |  | 50 (40–55) |  |
 18 to 31 years old | 47 (40–52) |  | 52 (45–55) |  |
 Never worked | 57 |  | 57 |  |
Daily working hours | Â | 0.745 | Â | 0.387 |
 More than 8 h | 43 (37–51) |  | 52 (43–56) |  |
 Up to 8 h | 45 (36–52) |  | 50 (41–55) |  |
Social security benefit | Â | 0.004 | Â | 0.630 |
 Yes | 41 (34–51) |  | 49 (41–55) |  |
 No | 46 (38–53) |  | 50 (41–55) |  |
Family Allowance | Â | 0.123 | Â | 0.074 |
 Yes | 46 (37–53) |  | 48 (40–55) |  |
 No | 43 (36–51) |  | 52 (42–56) |  |
Income | Â | 0.448 | Â | 0.312 |
 Up to 1 minimum wage | 45 (36–53) |  | 49 (41–54) |  |
 More than 1 minimum wage | 45 (37–52) |  | 51 (40–56) |  |
 No information | 3 |  | 3 |  |
Problems with food | Â | 0.004 | Â | 0.834 |
 No | 46 (37–52) |  | 50 (41–55) |  |
 Yes | 38 (32–47) |  | 51 (41–53) |  |
Problems with education | Â | 0.025 | Â | 0.254 |
 No | 44 (35–52) |  | 51 (41–55) |  |
 Yes | 46 (39–53) |  | 48 (41–54) |  |
Problems with drugs | Â | 0.993 | Â | 0.551 |
 No | 44 (37–52) |  | 51 (41–55) |  |
 Yes | 46 (35–52) |  | 50 (40–55) |  |
Problems with violence | Â | 0.586 | Â | 0.560 |
 No | 45 (37–52) |  | 49 (40–55) |  |
 Yes | 43 (35–52) |  | 51 (41–56) |  |
Problems with housing | Â | 0.291 | Â | 0.004 |
 No | 45 (36–52) |  | 49 (40–55) |  |
 Yes | 38 (34–51) |  | 55 (52–59) |  |
Problems with transportation | Â | 0.052 | Â | 0.458 |
 No | 46 (37–52) |  | 51 (40–55) |  |
 Yes | 39 (32–49) |  | 47 (42–54) |  |
Family problems | Â | 0.721 | Â | 0.256 |
 No | 45 (36–52) |  | 51 (41–55) |  |
 Yes | 42 (37–51) |  | 46 (38–53) |  |
Problems with basic sanitation | Â | 0.106 | Â | 0.554 |
 No | 44 (35–52) |  | 51 (41–55) |  |
 Yes | 46 (38–53) |  | 48 (40–56) |  |
Economic problems | Â | 0.054 | Â | 0.380 |
 No | 46 (37–52) |  | 51 (41–55) |  |
 Yes | 41 (33–50) |  | 48 (40–54) |  |
Health problems | Â | 0.014 | Â | 0.004 |
 No | 47 (38–53) |  | 51 (43–57) |  |
 Yes | 41 (35–51) |  | 47 (40–54) |  |
Problems with work | Â | 0.573 | Â | 0.422 |
 No | 45 (36–52) |  | 49 (41–55) |  |
 Yes | 43 (36–53) |  | 52 (41–56) |  |
Problems with leisure | Â | 0.676 | Â | 0.309 |
 No | 45 (36–52) |  | 50 (41–55) |  |
 Yes | 45 (43–52) |  | 43 (41–47) |  |
Problems with means of communication | Â | 0.338 | Â | 0.184 |
 No | 44 (36–52) |  | 50 (41–55) |  |
 Yes | 48 (40–51) |  | 45 (35–55) |  |
Problems with loneliness | Â | 0.916 | Â | 0.016 |
 No | 45 (37–52) |  | 51 (41–55) |  |
 Yes | 47 (34–54) |  | 37 (31–48) |  |
Use of medication | Â | 0.459 | Â | 0.494 |
 Correct | 45 (36–52) |  | 50 (41–55) |  |
 Incorrect | 45 (38–53) |  | 51 (42–55) |  |
Control of medication | Â | 0.883 | Â | 0.077 |
 Correct | 45 (36–52) |  | 51 (42–56) |  |
 Incorrect | 44 (37–52) |  | 49 (37–54) |  |
Functional Health Literacy | Â | 0.090 | Â | 0.776 |
 Adequate | 47 (39–51) |  | 49 (41–54) |  |
 Limited | 48 (39–53) |  | 52 (41–55) |  |
 Inadequate | 43 (35–52) |  | 50 (40–55) |  |