Ant Community Structure (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Two Neighborhoods with Different Urban Profiles in the City of São Paulo, Brazil

Table 4

Characteristics of houses sampled in Vila Mariana and Itaquera, in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

Characteristic	Vila Mariana; (1998/1999)	Vila Mariana; (2009–2011)	Itaquera; (2009–2011)
One-story houses (%)	11.4	15.2	74.7
Two-story houses (%)	88.6	84.8	25.3
Mean number of rooms per house	9.4	8.1	4.8
Mean of residents per house	3.4	3.4	3.7
Houses with children (%)	20.8	16.4	43.5
Mean house age (years)	44.8	49.9	25.1
Houses with gardens (%)	85.6	72.1	34.1
Houses with pets (%)	47.3	50.6	60.7