Table 5 Odds of being in the upper tertile for playing in the park/playground
| Â | Park/Playground | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Weekdays | Weekend days | |||
|  | Unadjusted OR (95%CI) | Adjusted OR†(95%CI) | Unadjusted OR (95%CI) | Adjusted OR†(95%CI) | |
Individual Factors | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Parent is married or in a de-facto relationship (referent = single parent) | 0.87 (0.36, 2.12) | - | 1.17 (0.46, 2.99) | - | |
Parents' education level | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
   <12 yrs school (referent) | 1.0 |  | 1.0 |  | |
   12 yrs/trade | 1.25 (0.51, 3.07) | - | 0.42 (0.17, 1.06) | - | |
   University | 1.20 (0.52, 2.75) | - | 0.79 (0.35, 1.75) | - | |
Parent does not work full-time (referent = parent works full time) | 1.37 (0.61, 3.09) | - | 1.06 (0.48, 2.34) | - | |
Number of siblings (range:0-6) | 1.09 (0.80, 1.49) | - | 0.87 (0.62, 1.22) | - | |
Child prefers to do things that do not involve physical activity (range 0-3) | 0.76 (0.52, 1.12) | - | 0.60 (0.39, 0.93) | - | |
Social Environmental Factors | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Parents have time to transport their child to activities (referent = parents do not have time) | 2.92 (1.06, 8.07)* | 1.7 (0.6, 5.2) | 2.54 (0.92, 7.04) | - | |
Parents believe there is a high crime rate in their neighbourhood (referent = disagree) | 1.13 (0.42, 3.02) | - | 2.61 (0.99, 6.82) | - | |
Parents believe it is safe for their child to play in the street outside their house (referent = disagree) | 1.73 (0.93, 3.24) | - | 1.43 (0.76, 2.68) | - | |
Stranger danger is a concern (referent = disagree) | 0.95 (0.44, 2.08) | - | 1.40 (0.61, 3.23) | - | |
Child has many friends in their neighbourhood (referent = disagree) | 1.41 (0.76, 2.62) | - | 1.39 (0.74, 2.60) | - | |
Lots of children play or hang out in their street (referent = disagree) | 0.96 (0.47, 1.92) | - | 0.57 (0.26, 1.21) | - | |
Child's family goes to the park together at least once/week (referent = disagree) | 7.37 (3.70, 14.49) *** | 6.8 (3.4, 13.6) *** | 8.38 (4.15, 16.94) | 7.36 (3.6, 15.0) *** | |
Physical Environmental Factors | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Child's home has no yard or very small yard (referent = home has medium or large sized yard) | 2.11 (0.83, 5.40) | - | 1.94 (0.76, 4.99) | - | |
Child lives in main arterial or busy through road (referent = does not live in main arterial road) | 1.70 (0.89, 3.27) | - | 1.03 (0.53, 2.03) | - | |
Child lives in cul-de-sac (referent = does not live in cul-de-sac) | 1.03 (0.53, 2.03) | Â | 0.49 (0.23, 1.04) | - | |
Parents are satisfied with the quality of parks/playgrounds in their neighbourhood (range 0-2) | 1.43 (0.98, 2.07) | - | 1.86 (1.23, 2.83)** | 1.49 (0.94, 2.35) | |