Feasibility of multi-sector policy measures that create activity-friendly environments for children: results of a Delphi study

Table 1 Population characteristics of municipalities included in the study^a

Municipality	A	B	C	D	The Netherlands
Total number of inhabitants	201,259	170,349	135,648	77,450	16,357,992
Degree of urbanization (number of inhabitants per km²)	1,716	1,344	1,606	727	394
Percentage inhabitants aged 0-14 years (%)	16.7	17.3	17.2	17.6	18.1
Percentage Western immigrants (%)^b	8.2	10.0	8.6	8.7	8.8
Percentage non-Western immigrants (%)^c	13.4	10.2	9.9	11.9	10.6
Number of municipal employees	1,915	2,189	1,430	679	NA

^a Characteristics per 1 January 2007 (start date of the research project). All data derived from CBS Statline [1] or the municipal organization (for number of employees).
^b Immigrants are defined as persons with at least one parent born in a foreign country. Western immigrants are all immigrants from Europe (with exception of Turkey), North-America, Oceania or Indonesia or Japan.
^c Immigrants are defined as persons with at least one parent born in a foreign country. Non-western immigrants are all immigrants from Turkey, Africa, Latin-America or Asia (with exception of Indonesia and Japan).
NA = Not applicable.

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