Table 2 Usage of PARC at 12 months by socio-demographic characteristics of residents: univariable regression
From: A longitudinal study examining uptake of new recreation infrastructure by inactive adults
Socio-demographic characteristics | Non-user | Occasional user | Regular user | PARC use | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | Crude OR (95% CI) | |
Gender | |||||||
 Male | 124 | 83.8 | 16 | 10.8 | 8 | 5.4 | 1.00 |
 Female | 157 | 69.2 | 44 | 19.4 | 26 | 11.5 | 2.30 (1.37, 3.87) |
Age | |||||||
 18–34 yrs | 30 | 86.0 | 4 | 7.0 | 4 | 7.0 | 1.00 |
 35–54 yrs | 92 | 75.5 | 39 | 18.1 | 14 | 6.5 | 2.16 (0.92, 5.05) |
  ≥ 55 yrs | 151 | 87.3 | 14 | 5.9 | 16 | 6.8 | 0.75 (0.31, 1.78) |
Children in household | |||||||
 None | 203 | 81.5 | 28 | 11.2 | 18 | 7.2 | 1.00 |
 One or more | 84 | 60.0 | 40 | 28.6 | 16 | 11.4 | 2.94 (1.85, 4.69) |
Education | |||||||
 High school or less | 76 | 66.1 | 27 | 23.5 | 12 | 10.4 | 1.00 |
 Vocational qualification | 128 | 80.0 | 21 | 13.1 | 11 | 6.9 | 0.49 (0.28, 0.84) |
 University degree | 75 | 70.8 | 20 | 18.9 | 11 | 10.4 | 0.81 (0.46, 1.42) |
Employment | |||||||
 Employed (F/T) | 120 | 80.0 | 18 | 12.0 | 12 | 8.0 | 1.00 |
 Employed (P/T) | 53 | 58.9 | 24 | 26.7 | 13 | 14.4 | 2.79 (1.56, 4.99) |
 Others | 108 | 80.0 | 18 | 13.3 | 9 | 6.7 | 1.00 (0.56, 1.79) |
Household income | |||||||
  ≤ AU$39,999 | 75 | 67.6 | 27 | 24.3 | 9 | 8.1 | 1.00 |
 AU$40,000 -79,999 | 105 | 80.2 | 14 | 10.7 | 12 | 9.2 | 0.52 (0.29, 0.93) |
  ≥ AU$80,000 | 81 | 70.4 | 23 | 20.0 | 11 | 9.6 | 0.87 (0.50, 1.54) |
Chronic conditions | |||||||
 None | 57 | 63.3 | 23 | 25.6 | 10 | 11.1 | 1.00 |
 One | 71 | 68.9 | 24 | 23.3 | 8 | 7.8 | 0.79 (0.43, 1.42) |
 Two or more | 154 | 81.5 | 20 | 10.6 | 15 | 7.9 | 0.39 (0.22, 0.69) |
Distance from PARC | |||||||
  < 5kms | 97 | 66.9 | 29 | 20.0 | 19 | 13.1 | 1.00 |
  ≥ 5 kms | 177 | 77.6 | 37 | 16.2 | 14 | 6.1 | 0.58 (0.37, 0.93) |