Table 5 Adult park visitation at the intervention and control parks from the resident surveys at T1 and T3 among adults who had visited the park in the past 3Â months
| Â | Intervention Park | Control Park | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 (n = 294) | T3 (n = 256) | T1 (n = 374) | T3 (n = 318) | |
Age years (mean (SD)) | 48.4 (12.7) | 48.5 (13.0) | 49.0 (13.4) | 49.8 (13.3) |
Sex (%) | ||||
 Female | 64.7 | 69.1 | 71.2 | 69.7 |
 Male | 35.3 | 40.0 | 28.8 | 30.3 |
Country of birth (%) | ||||
 Born in Australia | 66.1 | 62.2 | 72.8 | 62.7 |
 Born elsewhere | 33.9 | 37.8 | 27.2 | 37.3 |
Children ≤ 15 years (%) | 65.4 | 59.1 | 71.5 | 65.8 |
Education level (%) | ||||
 No formal qualifications | 14.6 | 14.2 | 5.2 | 7.4 |
 Year12/apprentice/diploma | 34.0 | 35.2 | 25.7 | 20.3 |
 University degree/ higher degree | 51.4 | 50.6 | 69.1 | 72.3 |
Employment status (%) | ||||
 Working full time | 36.8 | 38.9 | 33.6 | 31.2 |
 Working part-time | 27.8 | 19.7 | 29.2 | 29.8 |
 Unemployed | 22.9 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 20.7 |
 Retired | 12.5 | 17.5 | 13.3 | 18.4 |
Marital status (%) | ||||
 Married/de-facto | 83.7 | 81.9 | 85.7 | 84.9 |
 Separated/widowed/divorced | 11.4 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 13.6 |
 Never married | 4.8 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 1.6 |
Dog ownership (%) | 42.9 | 40.2 | 34.5 | 27.1 |
Usual park visitation in past 3Â months (%) | ||||
  ≥ once per week | 16.7 | 19.1 | 22.3 | 25.8 |
 Once p/month to 2–3 times p/month | 43.2 | 41.8 | 46.0 | 42.5 |
  < once per month | 40.1 | 39.1 | 31.7 | 31.8 |
How long usually active on each park visit (minutes), (mean, (SD)) | 58.8 (38.1) | 54.8 (43.3) | 52.8 (31.6) | 55.1 (34.5) |
Usual activity level during park visits in past 3Â months (%) | ||||
 Mostly sitting | 3.5 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 1.6 |
 Mostly light activities | 47.1 | 50.2 | 39.0 | 36.5 |
 Mostly moderate activities | 41.9 | 36.7 | 50.6 | 52.1 |
 Mostly vigorous activities | 7.6 | 4.2 | 7.4 | 9.8 |
Minutes/week of leisure-time physical activity (mean, (SD)) | 187.1 (311.2) | 194.2 (314.3) | 234.7 (299.1) | 185.4 (255.9) |
Minutes/week of transport physical activity (mean, (SD)) | 143.7 (208.8) | 154.9 (234.7) | 142.1 (207.9) | 138.3 (213.7) |