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Table 1 Profiles of parks for recruiting OFE users

From: Outdoor fitness equipment in parks: a qualitative study from older adults’ perceptions

 

Dongning Park

Xihu Park

Park size (acres)

5.40

0.84

Locations

East District

Central-west District

Neighborhood population1

100,226

40,180

Rate of poverty2

1.21

2.55

Number of adults >65 yrs

17,600

11,280

% of older population (>65 yrs)

17.60

28.10

  1. Data source: Tainan City Government Website (http://www.tainan.gov.tw/tainan/).
  2. Note:
  3. 1Neighborhood population refers to the total population in each district.
  4. 2The percentage of low income households (number of low income households in each district divided by the total number of low income households in the city represents the rate of poverty). The city’s average percentage was 1.48% in 2011.
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