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Table 2 Pearson correlation matrix for neighbourhood scale items

From: Perceived characteristics of the environment associated with active travel: development and testing of a new scale

 

Pleasantness for walking

Attractiveness

Proximity to park

Green space

Public transport

Proximity to shops

Routes for cycling

Routes for walking

Safety walking after dark

Likelihood of attack

Traffic volume

Traffic noise

Safety crossing the road

Attractiveness

0.48

            

Proximity to park

0.23

0.16

           

Green space

0.18

0.26

0.26

          

Public transport

0.19

0.10

0.16

0.01

         

Proximity to shops

0.06

0.09

0.19

0.16

0.16

        

Routes for cycling

0.24

0.15

0.14

0.09

0.04

-0.06

       

Routes for walking

0.29

0.33

0.23

0.29

0.13

0.29

0.17

      

Safety walking after dark

0.37

0.27

0.18

0.10

0.15

0.05

0.22

0.13

     

Likelihood of attack

0.33

0.38

0.06

0.21

0.04

0.06

0.15

0.24

0.42

    

Traffic volume

0.18

0.08

-0.05

0.06

-0.14

-0.16

0.19

-0.03

0.16

0.13

   

Traffic noise

0.11

0.18

-0.02

0.13

-0.17

-0.03

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.20

0.50

  

Safety crossing the road

0.21

0.15

0.19

0.11

0.12

0.03

0.18

0.13

0.25

0.18

0.29

0.22

 

Road safety for cyclists

0.14

0.18

-0.02

0.12

-0.08

-0.01

0.22

0.15

0.12

0.27

0.28

0.40

0.27

  1. n = 125