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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics by walking

From: Does parkland influence walking? The relationship between area of parkland and walking trips in Melbourne, Australia

  

Walk frequency

 

Total sample n = 2305 (complete case)

Less than weekly (walk twice a month or less)

At least weekly (walk more than once/week)

 
 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

p- value*

Sex

    

 Male

1015 (44.0)

228 (50.7)

787 (42.4)

0.002

 Female

1290 (56.0)

222 (49.3)

1068 (57.6)

 

 Missing

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Country of Birth

    

 Australia

1631 (70.8)

284 (63.1)

1347 (72.6)

<0.001

 Elsewhere

663 (28.8)

164 (36.4)

499 (26.9)

 

 Missing

11 (0.5)

2 (0.4)

9 (0.5)

 

Age (years)

    

 18-24

182 (8.0)

36 (8.0)

146 (7.9)

0.404

 25-34

395 (17.1)

72 (16.0)

323 (17.4)

 

 35-44

492 (21.3)

113 (25.1)

379 (20.4)

 

 45-54

495 (21.5)

91 (20.2)

404 (21.8)

 

 55-64

391 (17.0)

75 (16.7)

316 (17.0)

 

 Over 65

350 (15.2)

63 (14.0)

287 (15.5)

 

 Missing

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Dominant Occupation (household)

    

 Professionals

1060 (46.0)

172 (38.2)

888 (47.9)

<0.001

 White-collar

352 (15.3)

71 (15.8)

281 (15.2)

 

 Blue-collar

243 (10.5)

74 (16.4)

169 (9.1)

 

 Not in labour force

597 (25.9)

117 (26.0)

480 (25.9)

 

 Missing

53 (2.3)

16 (3.6)

37 (2.0)

 

Education

    

 Bachelor degree or higher

719 (31.2)

119 (26.4)

600 (32.4)

0.001

 Diploma

257 (11.2)

35 (7.8)

222 (12.0)

 

 Vocational

431 (18.7)

100 (22.2)

331 (17.8)

 

 No post school qualifications

831 (36.1)

179 (39.8)

652 (35.2)

 

 Missing

67 (2.9)

17 (3.8)

50 (2.7)

 

Household type

    

 Single adult, no children

397 (17.2)

70 (15.6)

327 (17.6)

<0.001

 Single adult, children

133 (5.8)

32 (7.1)

101 (5.4)

 

 Two or more adults, no children

947 (41.1)

152 (33.8)

795 (42.9)

 

 Two or more adults, children

778 (33.8)

183 (40.7)

595 (32.1)

 

 Missing

50 (2.2)

13 (2.9)

37 (2.0)

 

Strata

    

 Least disadvantaged

834 (36.2)

167 (37.1)

667 (36.0)

0.691

 Mid-disadvantaged

772 (33.5)

143 (31.8)

629 (33.9)

 

 Most disadvantaged

699 (30.3)

140 (31.1)

559 (30.1)

 

 Missing

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Injury or disability

 Yes

489 (21.2)

114 (25.3)

375 (20.2)

0.03

 No

1675 (72.7)

316 (70.2)

1359 (73.3)

 

 Missing

141 (6.1)

20 (4.4)

121 (6.5)

 
  1. *P-values arising from chi-square test for differences in the distribution of predictor and outcome variables across levels of area disadvantage.