Geospatial indicators of exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity to assess neighbourhood variation in vulnerability to climate change-related health hazards

Table 3 Principal Component Analysis Results for Flooding Sensitivity and Adaptive Capacity

Components	Sensitivity Variables	Proportion of variance (%)	Adaptive Capacity Variables	Proportion of variance (%)
1	Mental health diseases (anxiety and depression), Respiratory diseases (asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)	40.9	Low education, Housing needing major repair, Unofficial language, Indigenous status, Living alone	31.4
2	Age (< 5 and > 65 years old)	21.6	Have a family doctor, Transit stop nearby, Population density	22.3
3	General self-rated health Multiple chronic diseases	17.5	Recent immigrants, Visible minority	13.6
4			Having emergency supplies, Having 4+ people to confide in	7.9
5			Flood strategy guidelines	6.7
Total variance explained:		80.0		81.9

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