Table 6 Significance of relationship between ASCOT attributes and nature of locality and environment, social contact and support and participation (p-values)

Nature of locality and environment

Interviewer assessed cleanliness/tidiness of home^a

.702

.014**

.014**

< .001***

.015**

.004***^b

.503

.515

Design of home^a

.018**

.005***

.038**

< .001***

.001***

.007***

.075*

.001***

Living area^a

.075*

.003***

.599

.003***

.011**

.074*

.014***

.004***

Getting around local area^a

< .001***

.108

.052*

.129

.001***

.012**

< .001***

.024**

Social contact and support

Speak to relatives/friends^b

.004***

.442

.014**

.118

< .001***

.011**

.003***

.045**

Speak to neighbours^b

.005***^b

.006***

.477

.328

.064*^b

.017***^b

.005***^b

.343

Meet up with relatives/friends not living with^b

.156^b

.231

.249

.062*

.261

.001***^b

.003***^b

.068*

Participation

Taken part in groups last 12 months^a

.054*

.003***

.231

.512

.180

.125

.003***

.591

Taken part in voluntary work in last 12 months^a

.084*

.602

.337

.119

.621

.014**

< 001***

.329