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Table 1 Description and indication of socio-economic status of locations per city where the survey was conducted

From: How resilient is the general population to heatwaves? A knowledge survey from the ENHANCE project in Brussels and Amsterdam

Brussels

Municipalitya

Survey location type

Average income per capitab

Rankingd

Ixelles

Shopping street

€15,068

2nd quartile

Etterbeek

Park

€13,746

3th quartile

Etterbeek

Tram/bus connection

€13,746

3th quartile

Brussels

Shopping street

€12,079

3th quartile

Anderlecht

Outdoor market

€11,356

4th quartile

Saint-Gilles

Tram/bus connection

€11,718

4th quartile

Amsterdam

Areaa

Survey location type

Status scorec

Rankingd

Museumkwartier

Park

2.62

1st quartile

Landlust

Shopping centre

−0.66

4th quartile

Apollobuurt

Shopping street

2.88

1st quartile

Oude Pijp

Outdoor market

0.87

2nd quartile

Bijlmer Oost

Shopping street

−2.2

4th quartile

IJburg

Shopping street

1.59

1st quartile

  1. aThe Brussels Capital Region consists of 19 municipalities, while Amsterdam consists of 71 areas, all of them defined by unique zip codes
  2. bThe average income per capita over the year 2013, as determined by Statistics Belgium [12]
  3. cThe status score of each area, indicating the social status in comparison to other areas. This figure is a compilation of educational level, income and work situation of the inhabitants, and was determined by the Social and Cultural Planning Agency of the Netherlands over the year 2014 [13]
  4. dRanking for each municipality in Brussels is in comparison to all 19 municipalities in the Brussels Capital Region. Ranking for each area in Amsterdam is in comparison to all 3541 areas in the Netherlands