Table 4

Random effects variance in sequential multilevel models

	Level	Variance	SD	Intraclass correlation (%)
Null model	HH	0.809	0.899	74.4
	LSOA	0.032	0.179	14.8
	UA	0.017	0.130	10.8

Model 1†	HH	0.824	0.908	74.8
	LSOA	0.028	0.167	13.8
	UA	0.019	0.139	11.4

Model 2‡	HH	0.867	0.931	77.1
	LSOA	0.024	0.156	12.9
	UA	0.015	0.121	10.0

Model 3§	HH	0.866	0.931	77.3
	LSOA	0.023	0.153	12.7
	UA	0.014	0.120	10.0

†Model 1 included fixed effects terms for neighbourhood deprivation quintiles and the interaction with the binary transition explanatory variable for change in category of consumption, and random effects terms for household, LSOA and unitary authority.
‡Model 2 added social class, age group, gender, age group*gender, and adjusted for employment status, highest educational qualification, ethnicity and housing tenure.
§Model 3 further included the two-way cross-level interaction between neighbourhood deprivation quintile, age group and gender.
LSOA, lower super output areas; UA, unitary authorities.