Within-person changes in green space and mental health between 2004 and 2014
Decrease | No change | Increase | ||||
Mean | n | Mean | n | Mean | n | |
All participants (n=7269 person observations) | ||||||
Distance to nearest green space (m) | −131 | 923 | 0 | 5379 | 137 | 967 |
Distance to nearest green or blue space (m) | −128 | 847 | 0 | 5374 | 119 | 1048 |
Distance to nearest green or agricultural space (m) | −130 | 925 | 0 | 5332 | 133 | 1012 |
Distance to nearest green, blue or agricultural space (m) | −125 | 55 | 0 | 5.388 | 116 | 1076 |
Amount of green spaces within 300 m buffers (hectares) | −1.58 | 965 | 0 | 3496 | 1.57 | 942 |
Amount of green spaces within 500 m buffers (hectares) | −3.19 | 1824 | 0 | 3324 | 2.92 | 1827 |
Amount of green spaces within 1000 m buffers (hectares) | −8.61 | 2801 | 0 | 1690 | 7.34 | 2766 |
Total mental health score | −11.9 | 2955 | 0 | 1078 | 11.9 | 2808 |
Participants who did not relocate (n=6160 person observations) | ||||||
Distance to nearest green space (m) | −109 | 466 | 0 | 5182 | 121 | 512 |
Distance to nearest green or blue space (m) | −106 | 382 | 0 | 5167 | 103 | 611 |
Distance to nearest green or agricultural space (m) | −107 | 472 | 0 | 5132 | 121 | 566 |
Distance to nearest green, blue or agricultural space (m) | −102 | 390 | 0 | 5131 | 103 | 639 |
Amount of green spaces within 300 m buffers (hectares) | −1.06 | 668 | 0 | 3376 | 1.11 | 668 |
Amount of green spaces within 500 m buffers (hectares) | −2.04 | 1335 | 0 | 3232 | 1.97 | 1379 |
Amount of green spaces within 1000 m buffers (hectares) | −5.45 | 2229 | 0 | 1669 | 4.63 | 2253 |
Total mental health score | −11.8 | 2483 | 0 | 940 | 11.7 | 2349 |