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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample (N = 912)

From: Cross-validation of the factorial structure of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS) and its abbreviated form (NEWS-A)

Characteristic

Estimate

Characteristic

Estimate

Gender, %

 

Age, mean (SD), y

46.6 (10.7)

   Female

52.3

   Missing values, %

0.1

   Missing values

0.0

Marital status, %

 

Ethnicity, %

 

   Married

54.4

   Caucasian

61.9

   Widowed/divorced/separated

18.9

   African-American

27.2

   Single/never married

20.4

   Asian-American

3.0

   Living with partner

5.7

   Pacific Islander

0.1

   Missing values

0.6

   Amer. Indian/Alaskan Native

0.4

Children in household, %

 

   Hispanic

3.2

   Yes

39.6

   Other

3.1

   Missing values

0.5

   Missing values

1.1

Annual household income, %

 

Educational attainment, %

 

   < $19,500

5.2

   Some high school or less

2.1

   $19,500 – $39,500

12.9

   Completed high school

7.3

   $39,500 – $59,500

17.8

   Some college

22.9

   $59,500 – $79,500

15.9

   Completed college

30.5

   $79,500 – $99,500

13.8

   Completed graduate degree

36.7

   > $99,500

27.3

   Missing values

0.5

   Missing values

7.1