Table 2 Selected descriptive characteristics of participants’ neighborhoods as obtained using geographic information systems
From: Undeveloped green space and free-time physical activity in 11 to 13-year-old children
Variable | Percentile | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 5th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 95th | 99th | |
Meadows (% land area) | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 15.1 | 25.7 |
Treed areas (% land area) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 9.8 | 27.2 | 49.6 |
Park and playground space (% land area) | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 15.2 | 24.3 |
Recreation facilities (number) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
Low speed roads (% road distance ≤ 50 km/h) | 54.3 | 64.1 | 77.0 | 85.8 | 91.0 | 96.3 | 100 |
Average household income ($ CAD per year) | 34,892 | 41,188 | 55,827 | 70,631 | 85,658 | 107,583 | 126,725 |